Cisco Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2 MC Bulletins

Product Bulletin

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DHCP Port-Based Allocation: DHCP is the standard mechanism to automatically allocate

IP addresses. The Cisco IOS Software DHCP server functionality can now allocate the

same address to a specific port. This new feature allows persistent allocation of IP

addresses to specified network devices.

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Local Web Authentication Banner: Web authentication is a key security feature that

presents an authentication webpage before users are allowed to enter the network. The

correct username and password are required for network access. Local web authentication

banner is an enhancement to allow users to add company banners and customize the

webpage.

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Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) and Identity MIB support: User authentication

and security provided by NAC are essential for customer networks. The Cisco NAC security

solution offers a systems approach to customers for assuring endpoint device compliancy

and vulnerability checks. Now supported to help NAC deployments is the Cisco NAC-NAD-

MIB. The Cisco Port Access Entity (PAE) and Cisco-PAE-MIB provide information for IEEE

802.1x deployments and identity access to the network.

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Generic Message Authentication for Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol: The SSH Protocol

now supports generic message authentication and is compliant with RFC 4256.

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Voice Aware Security Violations: Security violations on a port are now voice aware. If a

voice VLAN is present, security violations for data and voice are treated separately,

allowing better control of network security.

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Multi Domain Authentication (MDA) for Cisco Catalyst 2960: MDA is an essential

feature for voice deployments, allowing the phone and PC to authenticate separately on to

the network. MDA is now supported on the Cisco Catalyst 2960 platform.

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Radius Filter ID Attribute for Cisco Catalyst 2960: Support for radius filter ID is now

available on the Cisco Catalyst 2960 and can be used with IEEE 802.1x deployments.

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Software Activation Evaluation License: The Cisco Catalyst 3560-E, 3750-E, and

CBS31xx support the software activation feature. Evaluation or built-in software activation

allows the customer to enable a temporary license for quick replacement of a failed switch.

The temporary license can be used while a return material authorization (RMA) is

processed.

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Software License Transfer: The software activation license for the Cisco Catalyst 3560-E,

3750-E, and CBS31xx may now be transferred between switches. If one switch is being

removed from the network, the license for that switch may be moved between switches

using the Cisco license portal.

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Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM) for the 3560E-12D and 3560E-12SD: DOM is now

supported on the new Cisco Catalyst 3560E-12D and 3560E-12SD switches. DOM

supports the SX, LX, and ZX modules.

Table 1 describes product support for new features of Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(46)SE for

enterprise switches, and Table 2 lists the supported switches.