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BASIC CONFIGURATIONS
While performing basic configurations of the system, go to these sections for 
information you are interested in:
■ “Basic Configurations” on page 1021
■ “CLI Features” on page 1027
Basic Configurations This section covers the following topics:
■ “Entering/Exiting System View” on page 1021
■ “Configuring the Device Name” on page 1021
■ “Configuring the System Clock” on page 1021
■ “Configuring a Banner” on page 1023
■ “Configuring CLI Hotkeys” on page 1025
■ “Configuring User Levels and Command Levels” on page 1026
■ “Displaying and Maintaining Basic Configurations” on page 1027
Entering/Exiting System
View
Follow these steps to enter/exit system view:
n
With the quit command, you can return to the previous view. You can execute the 
return command or press the hot key <Ctrl+Z> to return to user view.
Configuring the Device
Name
Configuring the System
Clock
Configuring the system clock
Follow these steps to configure the system clock:
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view from user view  system-view - 
Return to user view from system view  quit -
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view system-view  - 
Configure the device 
name 
sysname sysname Optional
The device name is 3Com by default.