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Setting the system time manually
Ø
Click the option Manual .
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Enter the time in the input field Time in the format
hh:mm:ss
.
Ø
Set the date using the calendar input field Date .
Ø
Click at .
ð The system time is set.
Setting the system time automatically using a time server
You can synchronize the time using a time server that uses the Network
Time Protocol (NTP). Under
NTP synchronized there is a list where you
can enter such time servers. The list of NTP servers will be worked off from
top to bottom until a server gives a valid answer and synchronization
occurs.
Ø Click the option NTP Synchronized .
Ø Click Add NTP server .
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The dialog box for entering the NTP server is displayed.
Ø
In the input field NTP server enter the address of a server which uses
the NTP to synchronize the time:
E.g.: To add the server for time synchronization of the Physikalisch-
Technische Bundesanstalt (the National Metrology Institute of
Germany) to the list, enter the address
ptbtime1.ptb.de
in the input
field NTP server .
Ø Click Add .
ð
The system time is set via the NTP. As soon as the system time is set
successfully, the following information will be displayed under
Status :
Synchronized to time server <IP address of the time
server>:<Port number of the time server > (<NTP
address of the time server>)
Setting the time zone
With the selection list Timezone you can adjust the time zone to your local
time in which the Edge Gateway is so that the set time can be interpreted
correctly (e.g. summer time conversion). For this purpose, the selection list
Timezone offers many setting options. The default value is Universal . For
Central European Time set CET .
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