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Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Getting Started with CMS
Accessing CMS
To access CMS, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the switch IP address and your privilege level in the browser Location field (Netscape
Communicator) or Address field (Microsoft Internet Explorer). For example:
http://10.1.126.45:184/level/14/
where 10.1.126.45 is the switch IP address, 184 is the HTTP port, and level/14 is the privilege level.
You do not need to enter the HTTP port if the switch is using HTTP port 80 (the default) or enter the
privilege level if you have read-write access to the switch (privilege level is 15). For information about
the HTTP port, see the “HTTP Access to CMS” section on page 3-32. For information about privilege
levels, see the “Access Modes in CMS” section on page 3-31.
Step 2 When prompted for a username and password, enter only the switch enable password. CMS prompts you
a second time for a username and password. Enter only the enable password again.
If you configure a local username and password, make sure you enable it by using the ip http
authentication global configuration command. Enter your username and password when prompted.
Step 3 Click Web Console.
If you access CMS from a standalone or member switch, Device Manager appears. If you access CMS
from a command switch, you can display the Front Panel and Topology views.
Access Modes in CMS
CMS provides two levels of access to the configuration options: read-write access and read-only access.
Privilege levels 0 to 15 are supported.
• Privilege level 15 provides you with read-write access to CMS.
• Privilege levels 1 to 14 provide you with read-only access to CMS. Any options in the CMS
windows, menu bar, toolbar, and popup menus that change the switch or cluster configuration are
not shown in read-only mode.
• Privilege level 0 denies access to CMS.
If you do not include a privilege level when you access CMS, the switch verifies if you have
privilege-level 15. If you do not, you are denied access to CMS. If you do have privilege-level 15, you
are granted read-write access. Therefore, you do not need to include the privilege level if it is 15.
Entering zero denies access to CMS. For more information about privilege levels, see the “Preventing
Unauthorized Access to Your Switch” section on page 7-1.
Note • If your cluster has these member switches running earlier software releases and if you have
read-only access to these member switches, some configuration windows for those switches display
incomplete information:
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Catalyst 2900 XL or Catalyst 3500 XL member switches running Release 12.0(5)WC2 or
earlier
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Catalyst 2950 member switches running Release 12.0(5)WC2 or earlier
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Catalyst 3550 member switches running Release 12.1(6)EA1 or earlier
For more information about this limitation, refer to the release notes.