308 Managing General System Settings
General System Settings Configuration Examples
This section contains the following examples:
• Configuring System and Banner Information
• Configuring SNTP
• Configuring the Time Manually
Configuring System and Banner Information
In this example, an administrator configures the following system
information:
• System name: PC7048
• System contact: Jane Doe
• System location: RTP100
• Asset tag: 006429
The administrator then configures the MOTD banner to alert other switch
administrators of an upcoming event.
To configure the switch:
1
Configure the hosts name.
console#configure
console(config)#hostname PC7048
2
Configure the contact, location, and asset tag. Notice that the prompt
changed to the host name.
PC7048(config)#snmp-server contact "Jane Doe"
PC7048(config)#snmp-server location RTP100
PC7048(config)#asset-tag 006429
3
Configure the message that displays when a user connects to the switch.
PC7048(config)#banner motd "This switch connects
users in cubicles C121-C139."
PC7048(config)#exit
4
View system information to verify the configuration.
PC7048#show system
System Description: Dell Ethernet Switch
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