RUGGEDCOM RSG2488
User Guide
Chapter 5
Setup and Configuration
Configuring the NTP Server
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Parameter
Description
UTC-3:00 (Brasilia, Buenos Aires), UTC-2:00 (Mid Atlantic), UTC-1:00 (Azores),
UTC-0:00 (Lisbon, London), UTC+1:00 (Berlin, Paris, Rome), UTC+2:00 (Athens, Cairo,
Helsinki), ... }
Default:
UTC-5:00 (New York, Toronto)
This setting allows for the conversion of UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) to local time.
DST Offset
Synopsis:
HH:MM:SS
Default:
00:00:00
This parameter specifies the amount of time to be shifted forward/backward when DST
begins and ends. For example for most part of USA and Canada, DST time shift is 1
hour (01:00:00) forward when DST begins and 1 hour backward when DST ends.
DST Rule
Synopsis:
mm.n.d/HH:MM:SS mm.n.d/HH:MM:SS
This parameter specifies a rule for time and date when the transition between Standard
and Daylight Saving Time occurs.
• mm - Month of the year (01 - January, 12 - December)
• n - nth d-day in the month (1 - 1st d-day, 5 - 5th/last d-day)
• d - day of the week (0 - Sunday, 6 - Saturday)
• HH - hour of the day (0 - 24)
• MM - minute of the hour (0 - 59)
• SS - second of the minute (0 - 59)
Example: The following rule applies in most part of USA and Canada:
03.2.0/02:00:00 11.1.0/02:00:00
DST begins on March's 2nd Sunday at 2:00am.
DST ends on November's 1st Sunday at 2:00am.
Section 5.5.2
Configuring the NTP Server
ROS may be configured to refer periodically to a specified NTP server to correct any accumulated drift in the on-
board clock. ROS will also serve time via the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) to hosts that request it.
Two NTP servers (primary and backup) may be configured for the device. The primary server is contacted first for
each attempt to update the system time. If the primary server fails to respond, the backup server is contacted. If
either the primary or backup server fails to respond, an alarm is raised.
To configure either the primary or backup NTP server, do the following:
1. Navigate to
Administration > System Time Manager > Configure NTP Server
. The
NTP Server
table
appears.
Figure 117: NTP Server Table
2. Select either
Primary
or
Backup
. The
NTP Server
form appears.