Cisco Systems 2950SX-24 manual

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 1 of 15 Data Sheet Cisco Catal yst 2950 S eries S witc hes with Standard Image S of tw are Pr oduct Overview The Cisco ® Catalyst ® 2950SX-48, 2950T -48, 2950SX-24, 2950-24, and 2950-12 switches, mem[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 2 of 15 Figure 1 Cisco Catalyst 2950-1 2 Switc h Figure 2 Cisco Catalyst 2950-24 Switc h Figure 3 Cisco Catalyst 2950SX-24 Switc h Figure 4 Cisco Catalyst 2950T -48 S witc h Figure 5 Cisco Catalyst 295[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 3 of 15 These switches provide customers with many connectivity and port-density options. The Cisco Catalyst 2950-12 and Cisco Catalyst 2950-24 switches provide 12 and 24 10/100-Mbps ports, respectivel[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 4 of 15 a RADIUS server allows dynamic port-based user authentication. In addition, 802.1x can coexist with port security on a per -port basis. Security features can be deployed using Cisco CMS softwar[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 5 of 15 additional feature that enhances performance is voice VLAN. This feature allows network administrators to assign voice traffic to a VLAN dedicated to IP telephony , thereby simplifying phone i[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 6 of 15 Pr oduct Features and Benefits Feature Benefit A vailability Super ior redundancy for f ault backup • IEEE 802.1D Spanning T ree Protocol support for redundant bac kbone connections and loop-[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 7 of 15 Secur ity Networ kwide secur ity f eatur es • A private VLAN edge provides security and isolation between ports on a switc h, ensuring that voice traf fic travels directly from its entry poi[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 8 of 15 Management Super ior manageability • SNMP and T elnet interface suppor t deliver s comprehensive in-band management, and a CLI management console provides detailed out-of-band management. •[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 9 of 15 Cisco Cluster Management Suit e • Cisco Cluster Management Suite (CMS) softw are allows the user to manage up to 16 interconnected Cisco Catalyst 3750, 2970, 2950, 2940, 350 0XL, 290 0XL, and[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 10 of 15 Ease of use and deployment • Cisco Express S etup: – Simplifies initial configuration of a switc h via a W eb browser , eliminating the need for more complex terminal emulation programs [...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 11 of 15 Pr oduct Specifications Feature Description P erfor mance • 13.6-Gbps switc hing fabric • Cisco Catalyst 2950-12: 2.4-Gbps maximum forw arding bandwidth • Cisco Catalyst 2950-24: 4.8-Gbp[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 12 of 15 Standards • IEEE 802.1x suppor t • IEEE 802.3x full duplex on 1 0BASE-T and 1 0 0BASE-TX ports • IEEE 802.1D Spanning-T ree Protocol • IEEE 802.1p class-of-service (CoS) prioritization[...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 13 of 15 Envir onmental rang es • Operating temperature: 32 to 1 1 3 F (0 to 45 C) • Storage temperature: –13 to 158 F (–25 to 70 C) • Operating relative humidity: 1 0–85% (non-condensing) [...]

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    Cisco Systems, Inc. All contents are Copyright © 1992–2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 14 of 15 Service and Support The services and support programs described here are available as part of the Cisco Desktop Switching Service and Support solution and are available directly from Cisco Sys[...]

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    For More Inf ormation For more information about Cisco products, contact: • United States and Canada: 800 553-NETS (6387) • Europe: 32 2 778 4242 • Australia: 612 9935 4107 • Other: 408 526-7209 • W orld Wide W eb: http://www .cisco.com[...]