Cabletron Systems 2H33-37R, 2H23-50R manual Setting the Device Date

Chapter 5: Local Management

3.Press ENTER. If the TFTP gateway IP address entered is a valid format, the cursor returns to the beginning of the TFTP Gateway IP Address field. If the entry is not valid, the screen displays “INVALID TFTP GATEWAY IP ADDRESS OR FORMAT ENTERED”. Local Management does not alter the current value, but it does refresh the TFTP Gateway IP Address field with the previous value.

4.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command.

5.Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays at the top of the screen.

5.7.5Setting the Device Date

The 2H23-50R or 2H33-37R is year 2000 compliant so that the Device Date field can be set beyond the year 1999.

To set the device date, perform the following steps:

1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the Device Date field.

2.Enter the date in this format: MM/DD/YYYY

NOTE

It is not necessary to add separators between month, day, and year numbers, as long as each entry has the correct number of numeric characters. For example, to set the date to 03/17/1997, type “03171997” in the Device Date field.

3.Press ENTER to set the system calendar to the date in the input field.

4.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER.

If the date entered is a valid format, the message displays “SAVED OK” at the top of the screen. If the entry is not valid, Local Management does not alter the current value, but it does refresh the Device Date field with the previous value.

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