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Pearl User Guide
Configure the date and time manually
NTP uses UDP packets and port 123. If the system is behind a firewall and accessing an
external NTP server, UDP packets must be permitted on port 123.
8. If
RDATE
is selected:
a. Enter the IP address or server name for the RDATE server in the
Server IP Address
field.
b. Select an update interval from the drop down box.
9. If
PTP v1
is selected:
a. Select the multicast address of PTP v1 server from the
PTP domain
drop-down.
PTP Domain
Description
Default
PTP at multicast address 224.0.1.129
Alternative 1
PTP at multicast address 224.0.1.130
Alternative 2
PTP at multicast address 224.0.1.131
Alternative 3
PTP at multicast address 224.0.1.132
PTP uses UDP packets and ports 319 and 320 . If the system is behind a firewall and
accessing an external PTP server, UDP packets must be permitted on ports 319 and 320.
10. Click
Apply
.
Configure the date and time manually
By default Pearl uses NTP for time synchronization. If your system does not have access to a time
synchronization server, or if you do not wish to use one, you can choose to manually set the date and time.
To manually set the date and time:
1. Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism. See
2. Login as admin.
3. Select the
Date and Time
link in the Configuration menu; the date and time configuration page
opens.
4. Type the desired date in the
Date
field. Use the format yyyy-mm-dd.
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