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CHAPTER 4
Configuration
Changing Login Parameters
Installation Guide: 601, 602, and 604 Routers
System Host Name
Use the
configure hostname
command to assign a host name to the Alcatel router. Once
assigned, the host name becomes the command line interface (CLI) prompt name.
To configure the host name:
1
Access the terminal configuration mode: Alcatel>
configure term
2
Type
hostname
, and then type a new host name.
3
Press
Return
.
example:
Alcatel/configure>
hostname Fremont
In the above example, the new host name for the system is Fremont. The CLI prompt changes
to Fremont, accordingly.
example:
Fremont/configure>
Date and Time
Date and time are set using the
configure date
and the
configure utc
commands.
To configure the date, enter the month, day, and year. For example, to set the date to April
30, 2005, enter:
Router/configure>
date 04 30 2005
To set the current time for the router in Universal Time Coordinated time, specify the time
zone offset ahead (+) or behind (-) the time in Greenwich England), the number of hours ahead
or behind Greenwich time, and the number of minutes ahead or behind the time in Greenwich.
For example, to set the local Pacific Standard Time to UTC time, enter:
Router_LA/configure>
utc - UTCHours 8
