System Management · Version 26.2

Device Information

Display and update the appliance device name, notes, contact, location, login banner, geo location, and special-character policy.

At a glance

Device Information workflow showing the current device name, notes, admin contact, location, CLI and web UI banner, geo location, and non-standard character option.

UI Path: System Settings > Device Information ID: config_system_device_info

Workflow

Open System Settings and choose Device Information.
Review the current device name, notes, contact, location, login banner, geo location, and special-character option.
Update only the fields that need to change.
Click Update device info... and verify the displayed values.

Overview

Use Device Information to view or update the appliance identity fields used by the web UI, CLI, reports, and operator-facing workflows.

The same settings are available from the CLI through:

config system device_info
show system device_info

Typical Uses

Use this topic to change the displayed appliance name, operator notes, administrator contact, site location, login banner, geo location, or the special-character policy for the device name.

Typical examples:

Set a device name:         config system device_info name fd12k-lab-1
Set an admin contact:      config system device_info contact noc@example.com
Set a site location:       config system device_info location "Lab Rack 3"
Clear a geo location:      config system device_info geo ""
Show only the login banner: show system device_info login_banner

Prerequisites

Choose a device name that is meaningful to operators and support engineers.
Keep Enable Non-Standard Characters # and _ disabled unless the environment requires characters such as # or _ in the device name.
Quote values that contain spaces.
Use "" when an optional string field should be cleared from the CLI.
Confirm the login banner text before applying it, because it is shown to CLI and web UI users.

Workflow

Open System Settings.
Choose Device Information.
Review the current values.
Edit the fields that need to change.
Click Update device info....
Verify the settings in the workflow output or with show system device_info.

In The Web UI

Open System Settings.
Under Device IP and Access Services, choose Device Information.
Review the current Device Name, Notes, Admin Contact, Location, CLI/Web UI Banner, Geo Location, and Enable Non-Standard Characters # and _ values.
Update only the fields that need to change.
To choose a geo location from the selector, click the map-pin button beside Geo Location, select the location, and click Apply. Click Close to leave the geo location unchanged.
Click Update device info....
Reopen Device Information or run show system device_info to verify the saved values.

Select Geo Location dialog opened from Device Information with Apply and Close controls

Check From The CLI

Use either command below to display the full current device information:

config system device_info
show system device_info

A verified display output from a FlowDirector 12K running 01Layer v26.2.12 includes:

Device Name                            : infinicore
Notes                                  : InfiniCORE flowdirector12k Appliance
Admin Contact                          : Please specify contact information
Location                               :
CLI/Web UI Banner                      : Legal Notice – Unauthorized Access is Prohibited
Geo Location                           :
Enable Non-Standard Characters # and _ : false

The config form without parameters is display-only. It does not modify the configuration.

CLI Selector Commands

Use field selectors to display one setting at a time:

show system device_info name
show system device_info note
show system device_info contact
show system device_info location
show system device_info login_banner
show system device_info geo
show system device_info allow_special_chars

The same selectors can be used after config system device_info when you want to inspect the current value while already working in the configuration command area.

Change From The CLI

Use config system device_info <field> <value> to update one field.

config system device_info name fd12k-lab-1
config system device_info note "Main lab packet visibility appliance"
config system device_info contact noc@example.com
config system device_info location "Lab Rack 3"
config system device_info login_banner "Authorized access only"
config system device_info geo "San Jose Lab"
config system device_info allow_special_chars false

Multiple fields can be updated in one command, but one field per command is usually easier to review and troubleshoot:

config system device_info name fd12k-lab-1 location "Lab Rack 3"

Clear Optional Values From CLI

Use an empty quoted string to clear an optional string value:

config system device_info location ""
config system device_info geo ""
config system device_info note ""

Do not omit the value. For example, config system device_info location is a missing-value command, not a request to clear the location.

Field Reference

CLI Field	UI Field	Required	Notes
`name`	Device Name	Yes	Appliance display name. Parentheses are removed. When `allow_special_chars` is disabled, the name must pass the standard system-name validation.
`note`	Notes	Optional	Operator-facing notes about the appliance. Use quotes for spaces.
`contact`	Admin Contact	Optional	Administrator contact text, commonly an email address or operations group.
`location`	Location	Optional	Physical or logical site location. Use `""` to clear.
`login_banner`	CLI/Web UI Banner	Optional	Banner shown to users during CLI or web UI access. Use quotes for multi-word text.
`geo`	Geo Location	Optional	Site geo-location text or map-backed value. Use `""` to clear when setting from CLI.
`allow_special_chars`	Enable Non-Standard Characters # and _	Optional	Boolean value. Use `true` to allow non-standard name characters such as `#` and `_`; use `false` for the normal validation policy.

Notes

show system device_info reads the current saved configuration defaults for this workflow.
config system device_info <field> <value> runs the device information workflow and saves the updated field.
The web UI uses Device Information as the workflow title and Update device info... as the apply action.
The Geo Location selector opens in a separate Select Geo Location dialog with Apply and Close controls.
Empty optional values are displayed as blank values after the colon.
Keep the device name stable when possible because it can appear in reports, logs, dashboards, and support data.

Troubleshooting

Value With Spaces Is Split Incorrectly

Quote the value:

config system device_info location "Building A Rack 7"

Optional Field Does Not Clear

Use an empty quoted string:

config system device_info location ""

Device Name Is Rejected

Use a simpler name with standard characters, or explicitly enable the special-character option when the environment requires it:

config system device_info allow_special_chars true
config system device_info name fd12k_lab_1

Use this intentionally. Allowing non-standard characters can make hostnames, scripts, and external integrations harder to handle consistently.