8
Setting Up Software
♦
Caution
♦
Your password is stored (encrypted)
in the
mpm.cnf
configuration file. If
you remove this file and reboot the
switch, your login password (as well
as all user-configured data) will auto-
matically reset to the factory default. In
this event, you must start over from
Step
a
(see preceding page)
to change
the password.
5. Set the System Time and System Date
Complete the following steps to set the system time
and system date:
a. To view the system time, type
system time
at the
CLI
prompt and press
<Enter>
. The system time
will be displayed, as shown in the example
below:
->
system time
10:53:19
b. To set the system time, type
system time
hh:mm:ss
at the
CLI
prompt and press
<Enter>
.
The new system time will be displayed, as
shown in the example below:
->
system time 11:53:19
New time: 11:53:19
c.
To view the system date, enter
system date
at the
CLI
prompt and press
<Enter>
. The system date
will be displayed, as shown here:
->
system date
06/11/02
d. To change the system date, enter
system date
mm/dd/yyyy
at the
CLI
prompt and press
<Enter>
.
The system date will be displayed, as shown
here:
->
system date 06/12/2002
6. Enter a System Description (Optional)
You can use the following
CLI
commands to view or
specify a contact person for the switch, a switch name,
its location, a description of the switch, and the
switch’s
MAC
aging timer value. Although this informa-
tion is not required, you may find it helpful for manag-
ing the switch. Follow the steps below:
a. To view the department or network administrator
for the switch, type
system admin-contact
at the
CLI
prompt and press
<Enter>
. If no network
administrator has been specified,
Unset
will be
displayed, as shown in the example below:
->
system admin-contact
Unset
