Name; Password; Ping - Symbol WS5000 Troubleshooting Manual

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WS5000 Series Switch Troubleshooting Guide

2.2.17 name

Sets the name for the WS5000 Series Switch. The command prompt in the CLI is updated with the new name.
Syntax
name <new_name>
Parameters
<new_name>
Example
WS5000> name "Toledo_WS5000"]
Configuring name...
Status : Success.
Toledo_WS5000>

2.2.18 password

Changes the customer password for the CLI Service Mode. The default password is password.
Syntax
password <actual password>
Parameters
actual_password
Example
SM-WS5000> password
Changing CLI Service Mode password....
Enter the new password
Confirm the new password
CLI Service Mode password update successful.
SM-WS5000>

2.2.19 ping

Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to a network host.
Syntax
ping [-Rdfnqrv] [-c count] [-i wait] [-l preload] [-p pattern]
[-s packetsize] <host/IP_address>
The name for the switch (32 characters) . To enter new name with a multiple string, use
the format: "string1 string2"
The CLI Service Mode password is 6 to 25 alphanumeric characters (underscores and
dashes are valid).
: ********
: ********