Administering The Switch; Managing The System Time And Date - Cisco Catalyst 2360 Software Configuration Manual

Administering the Switch

This chapter describes how to perform one-time operations to administer the Catalyst 2360 switch. This
chapter consists of these sections:
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Managing the System Time and Date

You can manage the system time and date on your switch using automatic configuration, such as the
Network Time Protocol (NTP), or manual configuration methods.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, see the Cisco IOS
Note
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.2.
These sections contain this configuration information:
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Understanding the System Clock
The heart of the time service is the system clock. This clock runs from the moment the system starts up
and keeps track of the date and time.
The system clock can then be set from these sources:
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Managing the System Time and Date, page 5-1
Configuring a System Name and Prompt, page 5-12
Creating a Banner, page 5-15
Managing the MAC Address Table, page 5-17
Managing the ARP Table, page 5-22
Understanding the System Clock, page 5-1
Understanding Network Time Protocol, page 5-2
Configuring NTP, page 5-3
Configuring Time and Date Manually, page 5-9
NTP
Manual configuration
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