Foundry Networks Switch and Router User Manual

Configuring Basic Features
December 2000 10 - 13
USING THE CLI
To set the system time and date to 10:15:05 on October 15, 1999, enter the following command:
BigIron# clock set 10:15:05 10-15-99
Syntax: [no] clock set <hh:mm:ss> <mm-dd-yy> | <mm-dd-yyyy>
By default, Foundry switches and routers do not change the system time for daylight savings time. To enable
daylight savings time, enter the following command:
BigIron# clock summer-time
Syntax: clock summer-time
Although SNTP servers typically deliver the time and date in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), you can configure the
switch or router to adjust the time for any one-hour offset from GMT or for one of the following U.S. time zones:
• US Pacific (default)
• Alaska
• Aleutian
• Arizona
• Central
• East-Indiana
• Eastern
• Hawaii
• Michigan
• Mountain
• Pacific
• Samoa
The default is US Pacific.
To change the time zone to Australian East Coast time (which is normally 10 hours ahead of GMT), enter the
following command:
BigIron(config)# clock timezone gmt+10
Syntax: clock timezone gmt | us <time-zone>
You can enter one of the following values for <time-zone>:
• US time zones (us): alaska, aleutian, arizona, central, east-indiana, eastern, hawaii, michigan, mountain,
pacific, samoa.
• GMT time zones (gmt): gmt+12, gmt+11, gmt+10...gmt+01, gmt+00, gmt-01...gmt-10, gmt-11, gmt-12.
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
To set the local time for the system:
1. Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access. The System configuration
panel is displayed.
2. Select the Clock
link to display the Clock panel, shown below.

Foundry Networks Switch and Router Specifications

General

Brand	Foundry Networks
Model	Switch and Router
Category	Switch
Language	English