
Getting Started
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Operating System Software Reference C613-50003-00 REV E
Software Version 5.2.1
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How to set system parameters
You can set system parameters to personalize the switch and make it easy to identify it when
troubleshooting. This section describes how to configure the following system parameters:
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telnet session timeout
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switch name
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How to change the telnet session timeout
By default, telnet sessions time out after
1
0 minutes of idle time. If desired, you can change this.
To change the timeout for all telnet sessions, enter Global Configuration mode and enter the
commands:
awplus(config)#
line vty 0 32
awplus(config-line)#
exec-timeout <
new-timeout
>
The new timeout value only applies to new sessions, not current sessions.
Examples
To set the timeout to 30 minutes, enter the command:
awplus(config-line)#
exec-timeout 30
To set the timeout to 30 seconds, enter the command:
awplus(config-line)#
exec-timeout 0 30
To set the timeout to infinity, so that sessions never time out, enter either of the commands:
awplus(config-line)#
no exec-timeout
awplus(config-line)#
exec-timeout 0 0
How to name the switch
To give the switch a name, enter Global Configuration mode and enter the command:
awplus(config)#
hostname <
name
>
For example, to name the switch “switch
1
.mycompany.com”:
awplus(config)#
hostname switch1.mycompany.com
The prompt displays the new name:
switch1.mycompany.com(config)#
The name can contain hyphens and underscore characters.
However, the name must be a single word, as the following example shows.
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