System Time
Configuring System Time
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Local Time
—Enter the system time.
Time Zone Settings
—The local time is used via DHCP or Time Zone offset.
•
Get time zone from DHCP
—Select to enable dynamic configuration of the
time zone and the DST from the DHCP server. Whether one or both of these
parameters can be configured depends on the information found in the
DHCP packet. If this option is enabled,
you must also enable DHCP client on
the switch
. To do this, set the
IP Address Type
to
Dynamic
in the
IPv4
Interface
page.
NOTE
The DHCP Client supports Option 100 providing dynamic time zone
setting. The switch does not support DHCPv6 Client.
•
Time Zone Offset
—Select the difference in hours between
Greenwich
Mean Time
(GMT) and the local time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for
Paris is GMT +1, while the Time Zone Offset for New York is GMT – 5.
Daylight Savings Settings
—Select how DST is defined:
•
Daylight Savings—Select to enable Daylight Saving Time.
•
Time Set Offset—Enter the number of minutes offset from GMT ranging from
1—1440. The default is 60.
•
Daylight Savings Type—Click one of the following:
-
USA
—DST is set according to the dates used in the USA.
-
European
—DST is set according to the dates used by the European
Union and other countries that use this standard.
-
By Dates
—DST is set manually, typically for a country other than the USA
or a European country. Enter the following parameters:
-
Recurring
—DST occurs on the same date every year.
Selecting
By Dates
allows customization of the start and stop of DST:
-
From
—Day and time that DST starts.
-
To
—Day and time that DST ends.
Selecting
Recurring
allows different customization of the start and stop of
DST:
•
From
—Date when DST begins each year.
-
Day
—Day of the week on which DST begins every year.
