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set sensor name

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This command enables you to set the name of the Sensor. This name is used to identify the Sensor to the Manager and to identify the Sensor to the admin in the Manager interface. The name you use here in the CLI to identify the Sensor must match the name you use in the Manager interface, or the Manager and Sensor will be unable to communicate.

Syntax:

set sensor name <WORD> <NODE ID>

Parameter

Description

<WORD>

Indicates a case-sensitive character string up to 25 characters. The string can include hyphens, underscores, and periods, and must begin with a letter.

<NODE ID>

Indicates the node ID of the Sensor if it is part of a stack.

Sample Output:

On executing the command, the following messages are displayed-

  • When Sensor is installed:

    sensor is already installed, please do a deinstall before changing this parameter

  • When Sensor is de-installed:

    • intruShell@john> set sensor name admin

      sensor name = admin

Example:

set sensor name SanJose_Sensor1

Applicable to:

NS-series Sensors