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CHAPTER 4
Configuration Changing Login Parameters
SR1001 Installation Guide
Version 8.3.5
To configure the host name:
1 Access the terminal configuration mode: SR> configure term
2 Type hostname , and then type a new host name.
3 Press Return .
example:
Nortel/configure> hostname Fremont
In the above example, the new host name for the Secure Router is Fremont. The CLI
prompt changes to Fremont, accordingly.
example:
Fremont/configure>
Date and Time
Date and time is set using the configure date command. You must specify the offset direction,
hours, and minutes before entering the exact date and time. The number of hours and minutes
is offset from (earlier than or later than) a Universal Time Coordinated clock (UTC).
NOTE:
Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), the internationally recognized measure of time, is also
known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
To set the date and time:
1 Enter the terminal configuration mode: SR> configure term
2 Press Return .
3 Use the date command to enter the hours and minutes offset from UTC, followed by the
current month, day, year, hour (24-hour format), minute, and second.
To enter the date and time: May 10, 2004, 2:40:35 pm, see the following example:
example:
Nortel/configure> date + 0 0 mo 5 d 10 y 2004 h 14 mi 40 s 35
NOTE:
The hour, minute, and second entries are optional.
The router confirms the setting by automatically displaying the date and time. To confirm the
date and time parameters, use the
display date command.