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Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Guide
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CHAPTER
5Administering the Switch 5-1
Managing the System Time and Date 5-1
Understanding the System Clock 5-2
Understanding Network Time Protocol 5-2
Configuring NTP 5-4
Default NTP Configuration 5-4
Configuring NTP Authentication 5-4
Configuring NTP Associations 5-5
Configuring NTP Broadcast Service 5-6
Configuring NTP Access Restrictions 5-8
Configuring the Source IP Address for NTP Packets 5-10
Displaying the NTP Configuration 5-11
Configuring Time and Date Manually 5-11
Setting the System Clock 5-11
Displaying the Time and Date Configuration 5-12
Configuring the Time Zone 5-12
Configuring Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time) 5-13
Configuring a System Name and Prompt 5-14
Default System Name and Prompt Configuration 5-15
Configuring a System Name 5-15
Understanding DNS 5-15
Default DNS Configuration 5-16
Setting Up DNS 5-16
Displaying the DNS Configuration 5-17
Creating a Banner 5-17
Default Banner Configuration 5-17
Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Login Banner 5-18
Configuring a Login Banner 5-19
Suppressing the Power-Supply Alarm on an ME 3400G-12CS Switch 5-19
Managing the MAC Address Table 5-20
Building the Address Table 5-21
MAC Addresses and VLANs 5-21
Default MAC Address Table Configuration 5-22
Changing the Address Aging Time 5-22
Removing Dynamic Address Entries 5-23
Configuring MAC Address Notification Traps 5-23
Adding and Removing Static Address Entries 5-25
Configuring Unicast MAC Address Filtering 5-26