LI-COR LI-7815, Instruction Manual

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PTP:
Precision Time Protocol. A network time protocol designed for high accur-
acy (microsecond to nanosecond) time synchronization between clocks.
Date:
If Auto Sync is cleared, you can enter a date manually.
Time:
If Auto Sync is cleared, you can enter the time manually.
When the instrument time setting is set to
Auto Sync
and the instrument is con-
nected to the internet, it will maintain very accurate time, in sync with NTP or
PTP clocks. If Auto Sync is disabled, or the instrument is not online, expect the
clock to drift up to several seconds per month, or more.
Time zone
Here you can select a time zone that applies an offset to the Unix epoch time. If you
change any of the time settings, click
Update
to apply the changes.
Network
Under
Settings > Network
, you configure the network settings. If you change the
settings, click
Update
to apply them.
DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; This setting is suitable for most net-
works. When selected, the network assigns an IP address to the instrument.
Section 4. Software overview
4-7 Network