Getting St arted 2-9
Setting the Date and Tim e
Various operations and reports record the current date and time, as recognized by the
originating device. This operation allows changing one or both, to assure that all
devices in a network are synchronized.
Press [B] at the Node Conf iguratio n Menu (or [A], [A], [B] from the Main Menu). The
date and time as currently recognized by the SmartSwitch will be displayed, and you
will be asked: Do you want to change the date? Press [Y] to change the date or [Enter]
to leave it as is. If changing the date, enter the correct information, noting the values
in Table 2-3. After the da te, change (or leave) the time in the same wa y as the date
Changing the Login Password
The login password is used to gain access to menu operations. When software is
shippe d to the cus t omer, the pa s s w or d is NETLINK. (Note the upper case—all pass-
words are case sensitive.)
To change the password, press [A] at the Node C o nfigu ratio n M enu (o r [A], [A], [A]
from the Main Menu).
When prompted:
1. Enter the old password.
2. Enter the new password, up to 14 characters (A–Z, a–z, 0–9).
3. Enter the new password again for verification. If th is password is not the same as
the entry in step 2, the system will reject the new password, and the old one will
remain valid.
Table 2- 3 Date an d Time Pa ramete rs
Parameter Valid Values Default Value
Date Y/N N
Month 1–12 1
Day 1– 31 1
Year 1980–2 099 1998
Time Y/N N
Hour 0–23 0
Minute 0–59 0
Second 0– 59 0