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EN-169 9 | Menu | 9.9 | Communication and Time: The Global Communication and Time Settings Menu
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SurroundControl 31900/31960 Series
• Use DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol)
With this checkbox the automatic and dynamic allocation
of an IP address can be activated when a suitable server
is used.
• IP Address (4 x)
The unit can be accessed in a network via an IP address.
All four 3-digit blocks of the address in the four list boxes
must be entered.
• Netmask (4 x)
These four list boxes defi ne up to what part of an IP
address the network or the computer is specifi ed.
• Gateway (4 x)
These four list boxes defi ne the IP address of the compu-
ter used as bridge to other networks.
• Nameserver (4 x)
The nameserver converts domain names into appropriate
IP addresses and vice versa. This allows the entry of a
name in plain text into a text fi eld e. g. for the NTP Server
(see below) without knowing its IP address. These four
list boxes defi ne the IP address where the nameserver is
located.
NOTE - When the startup sequence of the Sur-
roundControl units is running the TCP/IP and the net-
mask addresses are shown in the lower right edge of the
display.
• Use NTP Server
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for syn-
chronizing a system clock by querying NTP servers. This
check box enables the internal NTP client, which every
day synchronizes the time system with the NTP server na-
med with the NTP Server Name text fi eld.
• Set time from NTP server
Pressing this button immediately starts the synchronizati-
on of the time system via NTP server. The device can be
blocked for some minutes until it is synchronized.
• NTP Server Name
Selecting the text fi eld displays the NTP Server menu pa-
ge with a keypad for entering the internet address of the
NTP server (e. g.
pool.ntp.org ).
• Year, Month, Day of month, Hour, Minute, Seconds
With these list boxes the current date and the current time
can be set manually.
• Timezone
This combo box offers the common defi ned time zones.
Select the one which corresponds to your country.
• Set time manually
This button starts running the time system with the set-
tings made for the current date, the current time and the
corresponding time zone.