User Guide

12 Installing Your Switch
12. Enter a System Description (Optional)
You can use the following CLI commands to view or
specify a contact person for the switch, a switch name,
its location, a description of the switch, and the
switch’s MAC aging timer value. Although this informa-
tion is not required, you may find it helpful for manag-
ing the switch. Use the following procedure:
a. To view the department or network administrator
for the switch, type
system admin-contact at the
CLI prompt and press <Enter>. If no network
administrator has been specified, the following
will be displayed:
-> system admin-contact
Unset
b. To specify the department or network adminis-
trator for the switch, type system admin-contact
followed by the contact information (text string)
you want to use at the CLI prompt and press
<Enter>. For example, to specify Networking Corp
Customer Service (800-555-6000)
as the admin-
contact information, type the following at the
CLI prompt and press <Enter>:
-> system admin-contact “Networking Corp
Customer Service (800-555-6000)”
♦ Important Notes ♦
To add spaces between words, you
must include quotation marks (
“ ”)
around the text string when entering
the admin-contact information.
No confirmation message will appear
onscreen. To verify that the system
admin-contact information has been
set, type
system admin-contact at the
CLI prompt and press <Enter>.
c. To view the system name, type
system name at
the CLI prompt and press <Enter>. If no name
has been specified, the following will be
displayed:
-> system name
Unset
d. To specify the system name, type system name
followed by the name (text string) you want to
use at the CLI prompt and press <Enter>. For
example, to specify Sales as the system name,
type the following at the CLI prompt and press
<Enter>:
-> system name Sales