200-301 Question #1036: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: clock set. To manually set the system date and time on a Cisco router from privileged EXEC mode, the clock set command is used.

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Question

A network analyst is tasked with configuring the date and time on a router using EXEC mode. The date must be set to January 1, 2020 and the time must be set to 12:00 am. Which command should be used?

Options

Aclock timezone
Bclock summer-time date
Cclock summer-time recurring
Dclock set

Explanation

To manually set the system date and time on a Cisco router from privileged EXEC mode, the clock set command is used.

Common mistakes.

A. The clock timezone command configures the router's local time zone and its offset from UTC, not the actual current date and time.
B. The clock summer-time date command is used to define specific dates for the beginning and end of daylight saving time, not to set the current time.
C. The clock summer-time recurring command configures a recurring rule for daylight saving time based on month, day, and week, not to set the current date and time.

Concept tested. Router manual clock setting

Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/system/configuration/xe-3s/sys-xe-3s-book/sys_basic_clock.html

Topics

#Router configuration#Cisco IOS#Clock settings#EXEC mode

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