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.

Table 1. Variable definitions
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. Use the no operator to remove this configuration. To configure this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command.
location `WORD<0–255>`	Identifies the physical location of the node. To include blank spaces in the location, use quotation marks (") around the text. Use the no operator to remove this configuration. To configure this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command.
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).