OnTime Clock
Installation and User Guide
Firmware Version 2
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5.2. Time Parameters
A
network time server
so that the clock knows with which computer it should
be synchronized.
The
local time zone
so that the clock can display the correct local time.
The
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
rule so that the clock can automatically adapt
to local DST.
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) is widely used to synchronize time on
computers. The IT group within an enterprise usually designates a local server or set of
servers responsible for maintaining accurate time as a time standard for the network.
These servers typically synchronize to a reliable external Internet time source.
The OnTime Clock must be configured with the network location of at least one time
server; the OnTime Clock supports setting an optional secondary time server to be used
in the case that the primary time server is unavailable. The default setting for the
primary time server is an Internet time server operated by Inova Solutions, but this is
intended for temporary use only because IT groups generally prefer not to have
individual clocks connecting to the Internet. Your IT group should specify a local SNTP
or NTP time server or router to be the primary and optional secondary time servers
with which to synchronize the clock.
5.3. Management Parameters
Inova Solutions offers the OnTime Management service through its support site to
assist in management of your clock system. This service is available to registered
customers and is described at support.inovasolutions.com under
OnTime Management
.
The service allows you to monitor your clocks and to set up email alerts to be notified of
problems with time synchronization.
There are two management parameters to set on the Inova OnTime clock:
cloudserver
and
sitetoken
. These parameters can be set on the clock (
refer to Appendix A: Clock
Configuration
) or via a DHCP server option code using the
mgmt
–
o <option code>
command (
Refer to Section 6.6
).
cloudserver
–
Set using the
mgmt
–
c
command. This parameter tells the clock
where to send its status information. Set this parameter for the server address
for the OnTime Management service:
ontimelistener.inovasolutions.com
.
sitetoken
–
Set using the
mgmt
–
t
command. This parameter tells the Inova
OnTime Management system the organization to which this clock belongs and
under which its status will be reported. Before you start to register your clocks,
retrieve your unique
Site Token
from the
Clock Account Information
Page of the
Inova OnTime Management System. Refer to the
support site FAQs
for more
detail.