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Configure System Information
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
By default VLAN 1 is used as the source interface.
11. Specify the Unicast Poll Interval.
This is the number of seconds between unicast poll requests expressed as a power of
two when configured in unicast mode. The allowed range is 6 to 10. The default value is
6.
12. Specify the Broadcast Poll Interval.
This is the number of seconds between broadcast poll requests expressed as a power of
2 when configured in broadcast mode. Broadcasts received prior to the expiry of this
interval are discarded. The allowed range is 6 to 10. The default value is 6.
13. Specify the Unicast Poll Timeout.
This is the number of seconds to wait for an SNTP response when configured in unicast
mode. The allowed range is 1 to 30. The default value is 5.
14. Specify the Unicast Poll Retry.
This is the number of times to retry a request to an SNTP server after the first time-out
before attempting to use the next configured server when configured in unicast mode.
The allowed range is 0 to 10. The default value is 1.
15. Use the Time Zone Name field to configure a time zone specifying the number of hours
and, optionally, the number of minutes difference from UTC with Offset Hours and Offset
Minutes.
The time zone can affect the display of the current system time. The default value is UTC.
When using SNTP/NTP time servers to update the switch's clock, the time data received
from the server is based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is the same as
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This might not be the time zone in which the switch is
located.
16. Use the Offset Hours field to specify the number of hours of difference from UTC.
The allowed range is –12 to 13. The default value is 0.
17. Use the Offset Minutes field to specify the number of minutes of difference from UTC.
The allowed range is 0 to 59. The default value is 0.
18. Click the Apply button.
The updated configuration is sent to the switch. Configuration changes take effect
immediately.
To refresh the screen, click the Update button.