Dell Networking N4000 Series User Manual

Managing General System Settings 315
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: N2048
• System contact: Jane Doe
• System location: RTP100
• Asset tag: 006429
The administrator then configures the MOTD banner to alert other switch
administrators of the connected topology.
To configure the switch:
1
Configure the hosts name.
console#configure
console(config)#hostname N2048
2
Configure the contact, location, and asset tag. Notice that the prompt
changed to the host name.
N2048(config)#snmp-server contact “Jane Doe”
N2048(config)#snmp-server location RTP100
N2048(config)#asset-tag 006429
3
Configure the message that displays when a user connects to the switch.
N2048(config)#banner motd “This switch connects
users in cubicles C121-C139.”
N2048(config)#exit
4
View system information to verify the configuration.
N2048#show system
System Description: Dell Ethernet Switch
System Up Time: 0 days, 19h:36m:36s

Dell Networking N4000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	Networking N4000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English