Setting The Device Date; Setting The Device Time - Cabletron Systems 2E43-51 User Manual

Chapter 5: Local Management
5.7.5

Setting the Device Date

The 2E43-51 is year 2000 compliant so that the Device Date field can be
set beyond the year 1999.
To set the system date, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Device Date field.
2. Enter the date in an MM/DD/YYYY format.
It is not necessary to add separators between month, day, and
NOTE
year numbers, as long as each entry has the correct number of
numeric characters. For example, to set the date to
03/17/1997, type "03171997" in the Device Date field.
3. Press ENTER to set the system calendar to the date in the input field.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of
the screen and press ENTER.
If the date entered is a valid format, the message displays "SAVED OK"
at the top of the screen. If the entry is not valid, Local Management does
not alter the current value, but it does refresh the Device Date field with
the previous value.
5.7.6

Setting the Device Time

To set the device clock, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Device Time field.
2. Enter the time in a 24-hour format, HH:MM:SS.
When entering the time in the system time field, separators
NOTE
between hours, minutes, and seconds are not needed as long
as each entry uses two numeric characters. For example, to set
the time to 6:45
3. Press ENTER to set the system clock to the time in the input field.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of
the screen and press ENTER.
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., type "064500" in the Device Time field.
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