Configuring the switch
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The following table describes the Switch Management Processor Configuration (basic) controls:
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Switch Management Processor Configuration (Basic) controls
Control Description
Switch IP Address
Configures the IP address of the switch interface using dotted decimal
notation.
Switch IP Subnet Mask
Configures the IP subnet address mask for the interface using dotted
decimal notation.
Enable/Disable BOOTP for IP
Management
Enables or disables the use of
BOOTP
. If you enable
BOOTP
, the switch will
query its
BOOTP
server for all of the switch IP parameters. This command is
enabled by default.
Enable/Disable DHCP for
Management Interface
Enables or disables Dynamic Host Control Protocol for setting the
management IP address.
Enable/Disable Console output of
syslog messages
Enables or disables delivering syslog messages to the console. When
necessary, disabling console ensures the switch is not affected by syslog
messages. It is enabled by default.
Enable/Disable Host Name
Enables or disables displaying of the host name (system administrator’s
name) in the Command Line Interface (CLI).
Syslog Host IP Address
Sets the IP address of the first syslog host.
Severity of Syslog Host
This option sets the severity level of the first syslog host displayed. The
default is 7, which means log all the seven severity levels.
Facility of Syslog Host
This option sets the facility level of the first syslog host displayed. The
default is 0.
Second Syslog Host IP Address
Sets the IP address of the second syslog host.
Severity of Second Syslog Host
This option sets the severity level of the second syslog host displayed. The
default is 7, which means, log all seven severity levels.
Facility of Second Syslog Host
This option sets the facility level of the second syslog host displayed. The
default is 0.
Current Date
Configures the system date.
Current Time
Configures the system time using a 24-hour clock format.
Login Notice
Displays login notice immediately before the “Enter password:” prompt in
the Command Line Interface (CLI). This notice can contain up to 1024
characters and new lines.
Banner
Configures a login banner of up to 80 characters. When a user or
administrator logs into the switch Command Line Interface (CLI), the login
banner is displayed.
It is also displayed as part of the output from the
/info/sys/gen
command.
Telnet Port (1-65535)
Sets an optional telnet server port number for cases where the server listens
for telnet sessions on a non-standard port. The default is 23.
TFTP Port (1-65535)
Sets an optional TFTP server port number for cases where the server listens
for TFTP sessions on a non-standard port. The default is 69.
Idle Timeout (1-60)
Sets the idle timeout for CLI sessions, from 1 to 60 minutes. The default is 5
minutes.