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Chapter 30 Time Settings
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The following t able describes t he fields in t his screen.
Table 102 Maint enance > Tim e Set t ing
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Current Dat e/ Tim e
Current Tim e This field displays t he t im e of your Device.
Each t im e you reload t his page, t he Device synchronizes t he t im e wit h t he t im e server.
Current Dat e This field displays t he dat e of your Device.
Each t im e you r eload t his page, t he Device synchronizes t he dat e w it h t he t im e server.
NTP Tim e Ser ver
Fir st ~ Fift h NTP
t im e server Select an NTP t im e server from t he drop- dow n list box.
Ot herwise, select Ot h e r and ent er t he I P address or URL ( up t o 29 ext ended ASCI I
charact ers in lengt h) of your t im e server.
Select N on e if you don’t want t o configure t he t im e ser ver.
Check w it h your I SP/ net w ork adm inist rat or if you are unsure of t his inform at ion.
Tim e Zone
Tim e zone offset Choose t he t im e zone of your locat ion. This will set t he t im e difference bet ween your t im e
zone and Greenwich Mean Tim e ( GMT) .
Daylight Saving Daylight Saving Tim e is a period from lat e spring t o early fall w hen m any count ries set
t heir clocks ahead of norm al local t im e by one hour t o give m ore dayt im e light in t he
evening.
St at e Select En a ble if you use Daylight Saving Tim e.
St art rule: Configure t he day and t im e w hen Daylight Saving Tim e st art s if you enabled Daylight
Saving. You can select a specific dat e in a par t icular m ont h or a specific day of a specific
w eek in a part icular m ont h. The
Tim e field uses t he 24 hour form at . Her e ar e a couple of
exam ples:
Daylight Saving Tim e st art s in m ost part s of t he Unit ed St at es on t he second Sunday of
March. Each t im e zone in t he Unit ed St at es st ar t s using Daylight Saving Tim e at 2 A.M.
local t im e. So in t he Unit ed St at es, set t he day t o
Se con d , Su n da y , t he m ont h t o M a r ch
and t he t im e t o 2 in t he H ou r field.
Daylight Saving Tim e st art s in t he European Union on t he last Sunday of March. All of t he
t im e zones in t he European Union st art using Daylight Saving Tim e at t he sam e m om ent
( 1 A.M. GMT or UTC) . So in t he European Union you w ould set t he day t o
La st , Sun da y
and t he m ont h t o M a r ch . The t im e you select in t he o'clock field depends on your t im e
zone. I n Germ any for inst ance, you would select 2 in t he H ou r field because Germ any's
t im e zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC ( GMT+ 1) .
End r ule Configure t he day and t im e w hen Daylight Saving Tim e ends if you enabled Daylight
Saving. You can select a specific dat e in a par t icular m ont h or a specific day of a specific
w eek in a part icular m ont h. The
Tim e field uses t he 24 hour form at . Here are a couple of
exam ples:
Daylight Saving Tim e ends in t he Unit ed St at es on t he first Sunday of Novem ber. Each
t im e zone in t he Unit ed St at es st ops using Daylight Saving Tim e at 2 A.M. local t im e. So
in t he Unit ed St at es you would set t he day t o
Fir st , Su n da y , t he m ont h t o N ov e m be r
and t he t im e t o 2 in t he H ou r field.
Daylight Saving Tim e ends in t he European Union on t he last Sunday of Oct ober. All of t he
t im e zones in t he European Union st op using Daylight Saving Tim e at t he sam e m om ent
( 1 A.M. GMT or UTC) . So in t he European Union you would set t he day t o
La st , Su nda y ,
and t he m ont h t o Oct obe r . The t im e you select in t he o'clock field depends on your t im e
zone. I n Germ any for inst ance, you would select 2 in t he H ou r field because Germ any's
t im e zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC ( GMT+ 1) .