Siemens DataNET Hub (DNH) user manual Config iproute

Command Descriptions, Continued

“config iproute” Command

“config timeserver” Command

“date” Command

This command sets the address of the IP router to which the hub-half should send IP messages whose destinations do not reside on the hub’s own network. Your network administrator can help you choose appropri- ate router addresses for your DataNET hubs (a router address is not al- ways required). Addresses are entered in “dotted-decimal” notation. For example:

config iproute 192.10.6.1

The router address is automatically stored in the hub-half’s non-volatile memory when you enter this command. You can display the current router address with the config display command.

DataNET hubs may be configured to request time and date information from a DataNET time server. To do this, enter the non-zero IP address of the time server with this command. When so configured, each time the hub powers up or resets, and every 24 hours thereafter, it will request the current local time and data from the designated time server. The command has the following form:

config timeserver 192.10.6.2

When a hub receives a reply to a time server request, it will update its local clock with the received time. Note that hub boards include their own non-volatile clock. Thus, if a hub board loses contact with the time server, it will maintain its own time and date, even across resets of power cycles.

A hub’s time and date may also be manually configured (see date com- mand below).

Without an input argument, date displays the current date and time, as known by the hub-half. Otherwise, date sets the hub-half’s current date and time according to the input argument. The date command has the following form:

date yyyymmddhhmm

The argument part yyyy is the four digits of the year; the first mm is the month number; dd is the day number in the month; hh is the hour num- ber (24 hour system); the second mm is the minute number; and .ss (op- tional) specifies seconds.

For example, to set the date to Oct 8, 12:45 AM, type

date 199810080045

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