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Set the Date and Time
By default, the PCS200S is synchronized with an NTP server
and configured for the US
Eastern time zone. If the PCS200S is connected to the Internet, the NTP client will periodically
update the time setting on the PCS200S. If the PCS200S is not connected to the Internet, you
also have the option to disable NTP synchronization and specify date and time data manually.
Refer to “Set the Time Zone” above for information on setting the time zone.
1. Log in to the PCS200S as described on page 21.
2. At the
Command >
prompt, type
time
and press
Enter
.
3. At the
Synchronize time automatically via NTP (Y/N) ? [Y]:
prompt, either:
• Type
y
and press
Enter
if you intend to use an NTP server for time synchronization.
• Type
n
and press
Enter
to set the time manually.
4. The remaining steps depend on whether or not you opted in the previous step to synchronize
time via an NTP client. Refer to the appropriate subsection below.
Synchronize Time via NTP Client
a) At the
Enter a new NTP server IP: [time.nist.gov]:
prompt, either press
Enter
to accept the default value in square brackets, or type the appropriate NTP server
name or IP address and press
Enter
.
b) At the
Enter a new NTP update interval, in hours [12]>
prompt, either
press
Enter
to accept the default value in square brackets, or type the appropriate NTP
update interval (in hours) and press
Enter
.
The system will display confirmation and then prompt you to reset the PCS200S, for
example:
Time will be synchronized every 12 hours via NTP from server:
xxx
Please reset the board
(where
xxx
is the NTP server name or IP address you provided above)
c) If you are ready to reset the system immediately, at the
Command >
prompt, type
reset
and press
Enter
(see “Reset the System” on page 32 for further information).
Note:
If you intend to modify additional configuration settings during the current session,
you may wait until all changes are complete before you reset the system.
Manual Specification of Date and Time
The system will display the current time (for example:
Current time: 2015-01-26
18:49:56)
and then initiate a series of prompts to enable you to set the time.
a) At each of the following prompts, type the year, month, and day, respectively. Note that
all three of these fields require numerical values. Press
Enter
after each entry.
PCS200S Configuration Options (Cont.)
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