IDENTIFICATION Characteristic

IDENTIFICATION Characteristic

Introduction

The IDENTIFICATION characteristic is a string that can be up to 40 characters long. This string displays:

Under the welcome banner during a login procedure

In the SHOW SERVER displays

The access server also uses the identification string when it multicasts messages about the availability of services.

Changing the Server Identification String

To change the server identification string, use the following command:

Local> CHANGE SERVER IDENTIFICATION "newID"

Removing an Identification String

To remove an identification string, specify a null string by using the following command:

Local> CHANGE SERVER IDENTIFICATION ""

The null string is the default identification string.

Identification String in a Login Procedure Display

The following example shows how the identification string Personnel Printers displays during a login procedure:

Network Access SW Vx.x for DSxxx-xx BLxx-xx ROM Vx.x-x Uptime: 0 00:16:58 Personnel Printers

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