Cabletron Systems pmn 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 Event Message Line 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 Event Message Line at the top of the screen displays “SAVED OK”.

5.7.5Setting the Device Date

The 2M46-04R is year 2000 compliant so that the Device Date field can be set beyond the year 1999. To set the system 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 uses two numeric characters. For example, to set the date to 08/29/1997, type “08291997” in the Device Date field.

3.Press ENTER to set the Device Date 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 Event Message Line at the top of the screen displays “SAVED OK”. 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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