Configuring the Switch

System Information

Configuring System Information from the Console

To Access System Information:

1.From the Main Menu, select:

3.Switch Configuration...1.System Information

System Name

Switch the Configuring

 

Figure 6-9. The System Configuration Screen (Default Values)

 

 

N o t e :

To help simplify administration, it is recommended that you configure

 

System Name to a character string that is meaningful within your network.

 

To set the time and date, set the Time Protocol parameters under “IP (Internet)

 

Service” (page page 6-5) for your time server, or use the time and date

 

commands described in chapter 7, “Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Opera-

 

tion”.

 

2. Press [E] (for Edit). The cursor moves to the System Name field.

 

 

3. Refer to the online help provided with this screen for further information

 

on configuration options for these features.

4.When you have finished [Enter], then press [S] (for

making changes to the above parameters, press Save) and return to the Switch Configuration

menu.

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