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OnTime Clock
Installation and User Guide
Firmware Version 1
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Table 6 contains examples of the configuration strings.
Command Description
timeserver=ntp.inovasolutions.com;
timezone=-5;dst=-1 8 2 2 1 1 10 2
•
Sets the primary time server to
ntp.inovasolutions.com
•
Sets the time zone to Eastern Standard Time (-5
hours from UTC)
•
Enables DST for US 2007 rules
timeserver=10.1.128.1; timezone=0;
dst= 1 -1 2 1 1 -1 9 1
•
Sets the primary time server to IP Address
10.1.128.1
•
Sets the time zone for Western European Time
•
Enables DST for EU 2007 rules
timeserver=10.1.128.1;
showcolon=true ; 24hour = true ;
timezone=-5;dst=-1 8 2 2 1 1 10 2
•
Sets the primary time server to IP Address
10.1.128.1
•
Enables the colon display and sets the clock to 24
hour mode
•
Sets the time zone to Eastern Standard Time (-5)
•
Enables DST for US 2007 rules
Table 6: Examples of Common DHCP Configuration Strings
6.5. OnTime Management Settings
The OnTime Management settings shown in Table 7 can be provided via DHCP Option
231 (or an alternate option number specified on the clock).
Option
Name
Option Value Configuration
Setting
Description
cloudserver ontimelistener.i
novasolutions.c
om ontimelistener.inovaso
lutions.com
(mgmt
– c command)
Sets the OnTime Management server Host
Name to
ontimelistener.inovasolutions.com . The
clock configuration must include a DNS server
to use to resolve this Host Name (ipconfig
– p
command or DHCP option 230).
sitetoken Your OnTime
Clock Token Your OnTime Clock
Token
(mgmt
– t command)
Sets the token representing the site to which
the clock belongs; for use by the OnTime
Management system.
Table 7: OnTime Management Properties
6.6. Setting Different DHCP Option Numbers for a Clock
You do not have to use DHCP configuration options 230 and 231 for the clocks. You can
also create custom options using different option numbers. If DHCP option 230 is already
in use on your DHCP Server, you can configure your clock to use another DHCP option
instead, in the range 128-254 (e.g., option 245). The
ipconfig -o command can be used to