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Linksys
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SNTP—If you enable this, the system time is obtained from an SNTP server
To use this feature, you must also configure a connection to an SNTP server
in the SNTP Unicast Server page
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SNTP Client Unicast—Select to enable client Unicast mode
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SNTP IPv4 Multicast Rx—Select to receive SNTP IPv4 Multicast
synchronization packets requesting system time information The packets
are transmitted from any SNTP servers on the subnet
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SNTP IPv4 Anycast Tx—Select to transmit SNTP IPv4 Anycast
synchronization packets requesting system time information The packets
are transmitted to all SNTP servers on the subnet
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SNTP IPv6 Multicast Rx—Select to receive SNTP IPv6 Multicast
synchronization packets requesting system time information The packets
are transmitted from any SNTP servers on the subnet
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SNTP IPv6 Anycast Tx—Select to transmit SNTP IPv6 Anycast
synchronization packets requesting system time information The packets
are transmitted to all SNTP servers on the subnet
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Manual Date/Time—Set the date and time manually The local time is used
when there is no alternate source of time, such as an SNTP server Time
Zone—The local time is used via the DHCP server or Time Zone offset
Time Zone-The local time is used via the DHCP server or Time Zone offset
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Time Zone from DHCP—Select to enable dynamic configuration of the
time zone and the DST from the DHCP server Whether one or both of
these parameters can be configured depends on the information found
in the DHCP packet If this option is enabled, you must also enable DHCP
client on the device The DHCP Client supports Option 100 providing
dynamic time zone setting
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DHCP Time Zone—Displays the acronym of the time zone configured
from the DHCP server This acronym appears in the Actual Time field
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Time Zone Offset—Select the difference in hours between Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) and the local time For example, the Time Zone Offset
for Paris is GMT +1, while the Time Zone Offset for New York is GMT – 5
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Time Zone Acronym—Enter a user-defined name that represents the time
zone you have configured This acronym appears in the Actual Time field
Daylight Savings Time—Select how DST is defined:
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Daylight Savings—Select to enable Daylight Saving Time
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Time Set Offset—Enter the number of minutes offset from GMT ranging
from1—1440 The default is 60
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Daylight Savings Type—Click one of the following:
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USA—DST is set according to the dates used in the USA
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European—DST is set according to the dates used by the European
Union and other countries that use this standard
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By Dates—DST is set manually, typically for a country other than the
USA or a European country Enter the following parameters:
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Recurring - DST occurs on the same date every year This allows
customization of the start and stop of DST
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For Daylight Savings Time, enter the following parameters:
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From—Day and time that DST starts
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To—Day and time that DST ends
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Recurring From, enter the following parameters that indicate when DST
begins each year:
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Day—Day of the week on which DST begins every year
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Week—Week within the month from which DST begins every year
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Month—Month of the year in which DST begins every year
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Time—The time at which DST begins every year
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(Recurring) To - Enter the following parameters that indicate when DST
ends each year:
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Day—Day of the week on which DST ends every year
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Week—Week within the month from which DST ends every year
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Month—Month of the year in which DST ends every year
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Time—The time at which DST ends every year
STEP 3 Click Apply The system time values are written to the Running
Configuration file
SNTP Unicast Server
Up to 16 Unicast SNTP servers can be configured
