Configuring system identification

Configure system identification to specify the system name, contact person, and location of the switch.

Procedure

Log on as rwa.
Enter Global Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal
Change the system name:

sys name WORD<0–255>
Configure the system contact:

snmp-server contact WORD<0–255>
Configure the system location:

snmp-server location WORD<0–255>

Example

Change the system name, configure the system contact, and configure the system location:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#sys name Floor3Lab2
Floor3Lab2:1(config)#snmp-server contact http://companyname.com
Floor3Lab2:1(config)#snmp-server location "12 Street, City, State, Zip"

Variable Definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the system-level commands.


Variable	Value
contact `WORD<0–255>`	Identifies the contact person who manages the node. To include blank spaces in the contact, use quotation marks (") around the text.
location `WORD<0–255>`	Identifies the physical location of the node. To include blank spaces in the location, use quotation marks (") around the text.
name `WORD<0–255>`	Configures the system or root level prompt name for the switch. `WORD<0–255>` is an ASCII string from 1–255 characters (for example, LabSC7 or Closet4).