3-8
C
HAPTER
3: M
ANUAL
SETUP
The date and time information is provided in the following format:
System Date:
02-MAR-1998 05:17:00
System UpTime:
2d 08:37:54
You can set the date using the command:
set date
which sets the system date,
and leaves the time unchanged. The format is: dd-mmm-yyyy. The month should
be the first three characters of the month name. The year can be either 2 or 4
digits - 99 or 1999. Example:
set date 01-JAN-1999
To set the time, use the command:
set time
which sets the system time, and
leaves the date unchanged. The format is: hh:mm:ss. The seconds (ss) field is
optional. Military time is used. For example, to set the time to 4:10 am enter the
command:
set time 04:10
and to set the time to 4:10 pm enter the command:
set time 16:10
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Date and time settings are not maintained over a system reboot.
Setting System
Identification
The system name, location and contact information is useful when monitoring the
3Com HomeConnect ADSL Modem Ethernet remotely. You should choose a
name, location and contact that is appropriate for the unit.
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You can view the settings using the command:
show system
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To set these parameters use the command:
set system name <name> location <location> contact <contact>
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The name, location, and contact can be up to 32 characters long. For example,
set system name Modem1 location Rack4 contact SysAdmin@555-1212
Configuring TELNET
Login Access
Setting up a login user allows you to provide controlled access to the 3Com
HomeConnect ADSL Modem Ethernet through TELNET. Connecting using TELNET
on a workstation allows you to remotely manage the unit using CLI.
A default user name of
root
and password
!root
are provided by the IP Wizard
during the initial installation. For secure access, you should add a private login
name and password and delete the default name.
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To view the current login users, use the command:
list users
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To add a login user, use the command:
add user <name> password <password>
The name can be up to 32 characters long and the password can be up to 15
characters long.
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To delete a login user, use the command:
delete user <name>
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To change the password, use the command:
set user <name> password <new password>
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To enable the use of CLI for TELNET users, issue the additional command:
enable security_option remote_user administration
