4 – Command Reference Command Syntax
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Date
Displays or sets the date and time. To set the date and time, the information string must be provided in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY. The new date and time takes effect immediately.
The date and time should be set to UTC "Coordinated Universal Time", also known as GMT "Greenwich Mean Time." This is required for the router management application to correctly display the router’s time. The router management GUI also sets the router time to UTC.
Authority Admin session to set the date and time. No authority required to display the current date and time.
Syntax date
[MMDDhhmmCCYY]
Keywords [MMDDhhmmCCYY]
Specifies the
Notes Network time protocol (NTP) must be disabled to set the time with the Date command. Refer to the “Set NTP” on page
Examples Date command example:
QRouter (admin) #> date 010314282007
Tue Jan 1 14:28:00 2008
QRouter (admin) #> date
Tue Jan 1 14:28:14 2008