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Table 86: Time Zone Summary Fields
Field Description
Current Time This section contains information about the system time and date on the device. If the
current time has not been acquired by the
SNTP client on the device or configured
manually, this section shows the default time and date plus the amount of time since
the system was reset.
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Time - The current time on the system clock. This time is used to provide time
stamps on log messages. Additionally, some CLI show commands include the time
in the command output.
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Zone - The acronym that represents the time zone.
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Date - The current date on the system.
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Time Source - The time source from which the time update is taken – one of the
following:
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SNTP – The time has been acquired from an SNTP server.
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No Time Source – The time has either been manually configured or not
configured at all.
Time Zone This section contains information about the time zone and offset.
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Zone - The acronym that represents the time zone. It can be any 0- to 4-character
text string.
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Offset - The number of hours offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which
is also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Click Refresh to display the latest information from the router.
Time Zone Configuration
Use the Time Zone Configuration page to manually configure the system clock settings. The SNTP client
must be disabled to allow manual configuration of the system time and date.
To access this page, click System > Advanced Configuration > Time Zone > Time Zone in the
navigation menu.
Table 87: Time Zone Configuration Fields
Field Description
Time Zone The time zone settings include the amount of time the system clock is offset from
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time zone acronym.
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Offset - The number of hours the system clock is offset from UTC, which is also
known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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Zone - The acronym that represents the time zone. It can be any 0- to 4-character
text string.
Date and Time Use the fields in this section to manually configure the system time and date. If the
SNTP client is enabled (unicast or broadcast mode), these fields cannot be configured.
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Time - The current time in hours, minutes, and seconds on the system clock.
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Date - The current date in month, day, and year on the system clock. To change the
date, click the calendar icon to the right of the field, select the year from the menu,
browse to the desired month, and click the date.
Configuring System Information
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