Industrial Managed
Ethernet Switch – EH9711
User Manual
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The third part :
Daylight-Saving Time Configuration
, if the switch is deployed in a region where daylight saving time is
practiced (see note below for explanation), please select the
Recurring
or
Non-Recurring
options for
Daylight Saving
Time
field
within the
Daylight-Saving Time Configuration
box. Then, users will have to enter the
Start Time settings,
End Time settings
, and
Offset
settings
in minute(s). Note that the
Start Time settings
and
End Time setting
will be
different between the
Recurring
and
Non-Recurring
options. Recurring option means that the configuration of daylight
saving will be repeated very year. On the other hand, non-recurring option means that the daylight saving will be repeated
only on the specified years. Table 2.8 summarizes the descriptions of options in daylight saving time configuration.
Note:
- Daylight Saving Time
: In certain regions (e.g., US), local time is adjusted during the summer season in order to provide an
extra hour of daylight in the afternoon, and one hour is usually shifted forward or backward.
- NTP
:
N
etwork
T
ime
P
rotocol is used to synchronize the computer systems’ clocks with a standard NTP server: Examples
of two NTP servers are
time.nist.gov
and
time-A.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov.
Figure 2.11 Webpage to Configure System Time
Table 2.6 Description of System Time Configuration
Label
Description
Month
Select the month of system time
Date
Select the date of system time
Year
Select the year of system time
Hours
Select the starting hour of system time
Minutes
Select the starting minute of system time
Seconds
Select the starting second of system time
