Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring System Information
• Daylight Savings — Enables the Daylight Savings Time (DST) on the device based on the devices
location. The possible field values are:
USA — The device switches to DST at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March, and reverts to standard
time at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November.
European — The device switches to DST at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in March and reverts to standard
time at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in October. The European option applies to EU members, and other
European countries using the EU standard.
Other — The DST definitions are user-defined based on the device locality. If Other is selected, the From
and To fields must be defined.
• From — Defines the time that DST begins in countries other than USA or Europe, in the format
DayMonthYear in one field and time in another. For example, DST begins on the 25th October 2007 5:00
am, the two fields will be 25Oct07 and 5:00. The possible field values are:
–
Date — The date at which DST begins. The possible field range is 1-31.
– Month — The month of the year in which DST begins. The possible field range is Jan-Dec.
– Year — The year in which the configured DST begins.
– Time — The time at which DST begins. The field format is Hour:Minute, for example, 05:30.
• To — Defines the time that DST ends in countries other than USA or Europe in the format DayMonthYear
in one field and time in another. For example, DST ends on the 23rd March 2008 12:00 am, the two fields
will be 23Mar08 and 12:00. The possible field values are:
–
Date — The date at which DST ends. The possible field range is 1-31.
– Month — The month of the year in which DST ends. The possible field range is Jan-Dec.
– Year — The year in which the configured DST ends.
– Time — The time at which DST starts. The field format is Hour:Minute, for example, 05:30.
• Recurring — Defines the time that DST starts in countries other than USA or European where the DST is
constant year to year. The possible field values are:
• From — Defines the time that DST begins each year. For example, DST begins locally every second
Sunday in April at 5:00 am. The possible field values are:
–
Day — The day of the week from which DST begins every year. The possible field range is Sunday-
Saturday.
– Week — The week within the month from which DST begins every year. The possible field range is
1-5.
– Month — The month of the year in which DST begins every year. The possible field range is Jan.-
Dec.
– Time — The time at which DST begins every year. The field format is Hour:Minute, for example,
02:10.