Harmonic ELECTRA VS, User Manual

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Chapter 2 ’Installation and Startup’ — Hardware Delivery
54 Electra VS - Version 05.10
User Manual - Rev. A
Setting the Date and Time
To set the date and time:
1. Select the Setup tab.
2. Go to the Date & time category.
3. Choose the method that should be used to get the UTC:
 Set it manually: enter the date and time in the UTC date and
time field.
 Get it from one or more NTP servers: add the IP address(es) of
the server(s) to the
NTP synchronized list.
 Get it from one PTP Grandmaster clock server: add the LAN
number and the Domain number of the server.
4. Choose the time zone to use from the drop-down list.
5. Indicate if you want to adjust the time automatically for Daylight
Saving Time.
Figure 2-29. Date and time settings
6. Click Apply .
Selecting the Supervision Protocol
If you want to secure the protocol used to communicate with the Electra
VS
1. Select the Setup tab.
Date settings must be performed during the installation phase.
Modifying the date (except the time zone or the daylight saving time
option) while the services are on-air may cause temporary
disturbances on those services.