Basic System Management Configuration Task List
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CopperLink CL2300 User Manual
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• Basic System Management
Assigning explanatory location information to describe the system physical location of your device (e.g. server
room, wiring closet, 3rd floor, etc.) is very supportive. This entry corresponds to the MIB II system sysLocation
object.
The system provider information is used to identify the provider contact for the CL2300, together with infor-
mation on how to contact this provider. The provider is a company making services available to subscribers.
The provider information may be any alphanumeric string, including spaces, that is no longer than one line.
This entry corresponds to the Patton Electronics enterprise-specific MIB provider object.
The system subscriber information is used to get in touch with subscriber for the CL2300, together with infor-
mation on how to contact this subscriber. The subscriber is a company or person using one or more services
from a provider. The subscriber information may be any alphanumeric string, including spaces, that is no lon-
ger than one line. This entry corresponds to the Patton Electronics enterprise-specific MIB subscriber object.
The system supplier information is used to get in touch with the supplier for the CL2300, together with infor-
mation on how to contact this supplier. The supplier is a company delivering Patton devices to a provider. The
supplier information may be any alphanumeric string, including spaces, that is no longer than one line. This
entry corresponds to the Patton Electronics enterprise-specific MIB supplier object.
Mode:
Configure
Step
Command
Purpose
1
device
(cfg)#system contact
information
Sets the contact information to
information
2
device
(cfg)#system hostname
information
Sets the hostname to
information
3
device
(cfg)#system location
information
Sets the location information to
information
4
device
(cfg)#system provider
information
Sets the provider information to
information
5
device
(cfg)#system subscriber
information
Sets the subscriber information to
information
6
device
(cfg)#system supplier
information
Sets the supplier information to
information
Note
If the system information must have more than one word, enclose it in dou-
ble quotes.
Example:
Setting system information
The following example shows the commands used to configure the contact information for the CL2300, if you
start from the operator execution mode.
device(cfg)#system contact "Bill Anybody, Phone 818 700 1504"
device(cfg)#system hostname device
device(cfg)#system location “Wiring Closet, 3rd Floor”
device(cfg)#system provider “Best Internet Services, [email protected], Phone 818 700
2340”
device(cfg)# system subscriber “Mechanical Tools Inc., [email protected], Phone
818 700 1402”
device(cfg)# system supplier “WhiteBox Networks Inc., [email protected], Phone
818 700 1212”
Setting the System Banner
The system banner is displayed on all systems that connect to your CL2300 via Telnet, SSH, or a serial connec-
tion. It appears at login and is useful for sending messages that affect administrators and operators, such as
scheduled maintenance or system shutdowns. By default no banner is present on login.