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appear in the
Current Date
and
Current Time
fields after you
click
Apply
.
Enable
Network Time
Protocol
Select this option to use Network Time Protocol (NTP) for the
time service.
NTP Server
Select a pre-designated time server or type the IP address or type
the domain name of your time server. The Switch searches for the
timeserver for up to 60 seconds.
Time Zone
Select the time difference between UTC (Universal Time
Coordinated, formerly known as GMT, Greenwich Mean Time)
and your time zone.
Daylight Saving Settings
State
Select
Enable
if you want to use Daylight Saving Time.
Otherwise, select
Disable
to turn it off.
Start Date
Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time starts if
you enabled Daylight Saving Time. The time is displayed in the
24 hour format. Here are a couple of examples:
Daylight Saving Time starts in most parts of the United States on
the second Sunday of March. Each time zone in the United States
starts using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A.M. local time. So in the
United States you would select
Second
,
Sunday
, 3(
March)
and
2:00
.
Daylight Saving Time starts in the European Union on the last
Sunday of March. All of the time zones in the European Union
start using Daylight Saving Time at the same moment (1 A.M.
GMT or UTC). So in the European Union you would select
Last
,
Sunday
, 3(
March)
and the last field depends on your time zone.
In Germany for instance, you would select
2:00
because
Germany's time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC
(GMT+1).
End Date
Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time ends if
you enabled Daylight Saving Time. The time field uses the 24
hour format.
Here are a couple of examples:
Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on the last Sunday
of October. Each time zone in the United States stops using
Daylight Saving Time at 2 A.M. local time. So in the United
States you would select
First
,
Sunday
, 11(
November)
and
2:00
.
Daylight Saving Time ends in the European Union on the last
Sunday of October. All of the time zones in the European Union
stop using Daylight Saving Time at the same moment (1 A.M.
