Administration Menu and Forms : Time/Date

Time/Date
Selecting Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode displays the form shown in the following figure.
Expert - Administration - Time/Date
You can use the Time/Date form in Expert mode to set the console server’s time and date by manually entering the time and date information in the form or setting it up to acquire time and date information from the NTP server, which synchronizes the console server’s system clock with any of several NTP servers available on the Internet.
To set the time and date manually:
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Go to Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode. The Time/Date form displays.
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If necessary, select Disable from the Network Time Protocol pull-down. NTP is disabled by default.
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Click apply changes.
To configure time and date using an NTP server:
NTP is disabled by default.
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Go to Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode. The Time/Date form displays.
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Select Enable from the Network Time Protocol pull-down menu. When NTP is enabled, the following form is displayed.
Expert - Administration - Time and Date - NTP Enable
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Click apply changes.
Setting up a customized timezone configuration
The Edit Custom button next to the Timezone field allows you to set up a customized timezone function, such as for daylight savings time or any other timezone offset anomaly that might occur anywhere in the world. You can create a timezone identifier of your choice, which is added to the Timezone pull-down menu options in the main Time/Date form. When you select the Edit Custom button, the following dialog box will appear.
Expert - Administration - Time/Date - Edit Custom
To create a custom timezone selection:
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Enter the name of the timezone you would like to appear in the Timezone pulldown menu on the main Time/Date form. (Pacific entered here as an example.)
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Choose a preferred or standard acronym for the timezone (PST is shown here for Pacific Standard Time).
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Click apply changes.
To use the custom option to set daylight savings time:
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Select the Enable daylight saving time checkbox. A Timezone Configuration dialog box will appear.
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Enter the number of hours and minutes (HH:MM format) the clock will be reset at the beginning of the daylight savings time period. (Positive number only.)
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Click OK to update the Time/Date settings and return to the main Time/Date form.
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Click apply changes.