Specifications

CHAPTER

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System Management Software Configuration Guide for Cisco IE 2000U and Connected Grid Switches

Administering the Switch

This chapter describes how to perform one-time operations to administer the Cisco Industrial Ethernet

2000U Series (IE 2000U) and Connected Grid Switches, hereafter referred to as switch.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Information About Administering the Switch, page 4-1

• Prerequisites, page 4-5

• Guidelines and Limitations, page 4-6

• Default Settings, page 4-6

• Configuring NTP, page 4-7

• Configuring Time and Date Manually, page 4-15

• Configuring a System Name and Prompt, page 4-19

• Configuring DNS, page 4-20

• Creating a Banner, page 4-21

• Managing the MAC Address Table, page 4-23

• Verifying Configuration, page 4-35

• Configuration Example, page 4-35

• Related Documents, page 4-38

• Feature History, page 4-38

Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the documents

listed in the “Related Documents” section on page 4-38.

Information About Administering the Switch

This section includes the following topics about administering the switch:

• System Clock, page 4-2

• Network Time Protocol, page 4-2

• DNS, page 4-4

• MAC Address Table, page 4-4