Configuring System Time
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Time Set Offset
— Used for non-USA and European countries to set the amount of time for DST
(in minutes). The default time is 60 minutes. The range is 1-1440 minutes.
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From
— Indicates the time that DST begins in countries other than the USA and Europe, in the format Day/
Month/Year in one field and HH:MM in another. For example, if DST begins on October 25, 2007 at 5:00 am,
the two fields should be set to 25/Oct./07 and 05:00. The possible field values are:
–
Date
— The date on which DST begins. The possible field range is 1-31.
–
Month
— The month of the year in which DST begins. The possible field range is Jan.-Dec.
–
Year
— The year in which the configured DST begins.
–
Time
— The time at which DST begins. The field format is HH:MM. For example: 05:30.
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To
— Indicates the time that DST ends in countries other than the USA and Europe, in the format Day/Month/
Year in one field and HH:MM in another. For example, if DST ends on March 23, 2008 at midnight, the two
fields should be 23/Mar/08 and 00:00. The possible field values are:
–
Date
— The date on which DST ends. The possible field range is 1-31.
–
Month
— The month of the year in which DST ends. The possible field range is Jan-Dec.
–
Year
— The year in which the configured DST ends.
–
Time
— The time at which DST starts. The field format is HH:MM. For example: 05:30.
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Recurring
— Enables user-defined DST for countries in which DST is constant from year to year, other than
the USA and Europe.
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From
— The time that DST begins each year. In the example, DST begins locally every first Sunday in April
at midnight. The possible field values are:
–
Day
— The day of the week from which DST begins every year. The possible field range is Sunday-
Saturday.
–
Week
— The week within the month from which DST begins every year. The possible field range is 1-5.
–
Month
— The month of the year in which DST begins every year. The possible field range is Jan.-Dec.
–
Time
— The time at which DST begins every year. The field format is Hour:Minute. For example: 02:10.
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To
— The time that DST ends each year. In the example, DST ends locally every first Sunday in October at
midnight. The possible field values are:
–
Day
— The day of the week at which DST ends every year. The possible field range is Sunday-Saturday.
–
Week
— The week within the month at which DST ends every year. The possible field range is 1-5.
–
Month
— The month of the year in which DST ends every year. The possible field range is Jan.-Dec.
–
Time
— The time at which DST ends every year. The field format is HH:MM. For example: 05:30.
2.
To configure the device to automatically switch to DST, select
Daylight Savings
and select either
USA
,
European
, or
Other
. If you select
Other
, you must define its
From
and
To
fields. To configure DST parameters
that recur every year, select
Recurring
and define its
From
and
To
fields.
3.
Click
Apply
. The DST settings are saved, and the device is updated.
4.
Click
Save Config
on the menu to save the changes permanently.
Daylight Savings Time by Country
The following is a list of Daylight Savings Time start and end dates by country:
•
Albania
— From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
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Australia
— From the end of October until the end of March.
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Australia - Tasmania
— From the beginning of October until the end of March.
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Armenia
— From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
•
Austria
— From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
