Configuration of Cisco Catalyst Express-500 Switch

In this document i will brielfy explain about the initial configuration / pocedure of Cisco Catalyst Express-500 series switches. The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment in my own office where i am working as i was asked to check this switch and try for all the configurations like VLAN, Ether-channel, Inter-Vlan Routing etc.

Now lets look at the steps to access the switch, Follow the steps in the same order as given to complete the configuration :)

1. Make sure to unplug all device from switch if connected

2. Power the switch

3. Wait for the SETUP LED to blink green

4. Press Setup, A switch port LED begins to blink green

5. When a switch port LED blinks green, connect your PC to that port (normally FastEthernet 0/1)

The LAN adapter of this PC (attached to the switch) must be configured to get the IP address via DHCP. The LEDs on the PC and the switchport blink green while the switch configures the connection (this takes around one minute)

6. Open a web browser, access your switch through IP and it should display the GUI, if not display then follow the followinf steps

a. Issue the ipconfig command in order to view the dynamic address allocation.



The switch configures its management address as the Default Gateway for the LAN adapter card of the PC.

Note: For Cisco IOS Software FY series releases, the management IP address is 10.0.0.1. For Cisco IOS Software SEG series releases, the IP address is 169.254.0.1: "Source is cisco.com for this note"

b. From the browser, go to the mentioned IP address. For example, http://10.0.0.1

7. Enter the Network Settings and Optional Settings (if required). Click Submit in order to save changes and finish the basic configuration.



8. Enter the configured User Name and Password in order to continue the configuration of the switch.



9. Then it will ask you for configuration of smart port, so just click on "no thanks"

10. In last it will display a prompt "Restart the switch with its current settings" and "Reset the switch to its factory default, and then restart the switch", so select the first option "Restart the switch with its current settings" and press "submit".

11. Close the web browser and reconfigure the LAN adapter with an IP address within the same subnet of the new management address of the switch.

12. When the switch restart, open a web browser and go to http://CE-500_Management_IP_Address, For example, http://172.16.100.100

I hope it will be informative for you :)