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Configure Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months so that
evening daylight lasts longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. The EAP provides
daylight saving time configuration.
Follow the steps below to configure daylight saving time:
1. Check the box to enable
Daylight Saving.
2. Select the mode of daylight saving time. Three modes are available:
Predefined Mode,
Recurring Mode
and
Date Mode
.
3. Configure the related parameters of the selected mode.
■
Predefined Mode
If you select Predefined Mode, choose your region from the drop-down list and the EAP
will use the predefined daylight saving time of the selected region.
There are four regions provided:
USA, European, Austrilia
and
New Zealand
. The
following table introduces the predefined daylight saving time of each region.
USA
From 2: 00 a.m. on the Second Sunday in March to 2:00 a.m. on the First
Sunday in November.
European
From 1: 00 a.m. on the Last Sunday in March to 1:00 a.m. on the Last
Sunday in October.
Australia
From 2:00 a.m. on the First Sunday in October to 3:00 a.m. on the First
Sunday in April.
New Zealand
From 2: 00 a.m. on the Last Sunday in September to 3:00 a.m. on the
First Sunday in April.
