Cisco Catalyst Series Switch 2940 User manual

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New Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9 for
Cisco Catalyst 3550, 2950, 2950 LRE, 2940, and 2955
Series Switches and CIGESM Blade Switch
PB380622
Cisco®announces Cisco IOS®Software updates for the Cisco Catalyst®3550, 2950, 2950
LRE, 2940, and 2955 Series Switches and CIGESM Blade Switch.
This product bulletin contains content and delivery information for Cisco IOS Software Release
12.1(22)EA9.
The following new features are available with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9 for the
Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series:
●IEEE 802.1x MAC-Authentication-Bypass: This feature allows clientless end users (with
no 802.1x supplicant) to authenticate to the network, utilizing the MAC address of the
device. The switch will initiate an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) conversation
with an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server on behalf of a device to
authenticate the MAC address itself. This process is transparent to the end user and
utilizes a prepopulated database on the AAA server.
Table 1 lists new features of Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9.
Table 1. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9 New Features
Feature Cisco
Catalyst 3550
Series
Enhanced
Multilayer
Image
Cisco
Catalyst
3550 Series
Standard
Multilayer
Image
Cisco
Catalyst
2955 Series
Enhanced
Image
Cisco
Catalyst
2950 Series
Enhanced
Image
Cisco
Catalyst
2950 Series
Standard
Image
Cisco
Catalyst
2950 LRE
Series
Cisco
Catalyst
2940 Series
Standard
Image
802.1x MAC
Authentication
Bypass
NNNNNNX
N No plans to add platform support for this feature.
X Feature is new for this platform.

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Table 2 lists the Layer 2+ capable fixed-configuration Cisco Catalyst switches supported with this
software release.
Table 2. Layer 2+ Products Supported with This Release
Cisco Catalyst
2955 Part Numbers Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Enhanced
Image Part Numbers
Cisco Catalyst
2950 Series
Standard Image
Part Numbers
Cisco Catalyst
2950 LRE Series
Part Numbers
Cisco Catalyst
2940 Series
Part Numbers
2955C-12
2955S-12
2955T-12
2950T-24
2950C-24
2950G-12-EI
2950G-24-EI
2950G-48-EI
2950G-24-EI-DC
2950-12
2950-24
2950SX-24
2950SX-48
2950T-48
2950LRE-24-997
2950ST-24-LRE
2950ST-8-LRE
2940-8TF
2940-8TT
The following new feature is available with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9 only for the
CIGESM Blade Switch:
●Management Module Lockout: Management Module Lockout on the CIGESM Blade
Switch will prevent the IBM Management Module from controlling the CIGESM. This feature
is turned off by default. Enabling this feature will allow the normal operation of the switch
and management module independently. Without this feature, the management module
might interrupt the operation of the CIGESM.
Additional Resources
Software Download
Software is available for download from the following links:
●Cisco IOS Software Upgrade Planner:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Software/Iosplanner/Planner-tool/iosplanner.cgi?majorRel=
●Guest Level Access Planner: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/index.shtml
Because of export restrictions on strong cryptography, a separate image is required for
cryptographic features (Secure Shell [SSH] Protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol
Version 3 [SNMPv3], and Kerberos Protocol). These software images can be downloaded from the
corresponding Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) area of the links provided in this section.
Product Information
●Cisco Catalyst 2955 Series Switches: http://www.cisco.com/go/catalyst2955
●Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches: http://www.cisco.com/go/catalyst2950
●Cisco Catalyst 2950 LRE Series Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4916/index.html
●Cisco Catalyst 2940 Series Switches: http://www.cisco.com/go/catalyst2940
●Cisco Catalyst 2950, 2950 LRE, and 2940 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 2955 Series
Switches release notes:
◦
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat2950/index.htm
◦ http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat2940/index.htm
Support
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9 follows the standard Cisco support policy indicated at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

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Software Image Migration Guide
Figure 1 displays Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(22)EA9 relative to the 12.1 and 12.1E
releases and identifies the recommended migration path.
Figure 1. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1EA Release Train
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