Chapter 2: General Administrative Information - Cisco 500 series Administration Manual

General Administrative Information
Switch Models
NOTE
Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
This section describes how to view system information and configure various
options on the switch.
It covers the following topics:
• Switch Models
• System Information
• Console Settings (Autobaud Rate Support)
• Rebooting the Switch
• TCAM Allocation
• Monitoring the Fan Status and Temperature
• Defining Idle Session Timeout
• Pinging a Host
• Traceroute
All models can be fully managed through the web-based switch configuration
utility.
In Layer 2 system mode, the switch forwards packets as a VLAN-aware bridge. In
Layer 3 system mode, the switch performs both IPv4 routing and VLAN-aware
bridging.
Each model can be set to Layer 3 system mode by using the System Mode and
Stack Management page, except for the SG500X models that always run in both
Layer 2 and Layer 3 system mode.
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