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ONFIGURING
THE
B
RIDGE
If you enable the SNTP client, you need to specify at least one SNTP server
from which the Bridge will retrieve the time. Supported SNTP versions are
v1.0 and v2.0.
Setting the Time
Manually
To set the time manually:
1
In
SNTP Client
, click
Disable
.
2
In
Set Time
, type the current year, month, day, hour, and minute. For the
hour option, use the 24-hour clock format (for example, 13:00 for 1:00
PM).
3
In
Time Zone,
select the correct time zone for your location. Selecting the
correct time zone ensures that the time recorded in the system logs are
synchronized with your local time.
4
If the time zone you selected is currently implementing daylight saving
time (DST), click
Enable
in
Daylight Saving
, and then set the time period
during which DST will be in effect.
5
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
The DST option is only available if the time zone you selected is known to
implement daylight saving time.
Enabling the SNTP
Client
When an SNTP server is specified, the Bridge will attempt to query the
system time from this server every 60 seconds.
To enable the SNTP client:
1
In
SNTP Client
, click
Enable
.
2
In
Primary Server
, type the IP address of the SNTP server from which the
Bridge will get its system time.
3
In
Primary Port
, type the port number used by the SNTP server for
communicating with clients.
4
To set a secondary SNTP server, specify the IP address and port in
Secondary Server
and
Secondary Port
, respectively.
Specifying a secondary SNTP server is optional. The Bridge will only
attempt to query the time from the secondary SNTP server if it cannot
connect to the primary SNTP server.
5
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
