VIVOTEK
42 - User's Manual
System > General settings
This section explains how to configure the basic settings for the Network Camera, such as the
host name and system time. It is composed of the following two columns: System and System
Time.
System
Host name
: Enter a desired name for the Network Camera. The text will be displayed at the top of the
main page.
System time
Keep current date and time
: Select this option to preserve the current date and time of the Network
Camera. The Network Camera’s internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the
power of the system is turned off.
Synchronize with computer time
: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the Network
Camera with the local computer. The read-only date and time of the PC is displayed as updated.
Manual
: The administrator can enter the date and time manually. Note that the date and time format are
[yyyy/mm/dd] and [hh:mm:ss].
Automatic
: The Network Time Protocol is a protocol which synchronizes computer clocks by periodically
querying an NTP Server.
NTP server
: Assign the IP address or domain name of an established time server. Leaving the text box
blank connects the Network Camera to the default time servers. The precondition is that your camera
must have access to the Internet.
Update interval
: Select to update the time using the NTP server on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly
basis.
Time zone
: Select the appropriate time zone from the list. If you want to upload Daylight Savings Time
rules, please refer to
System > Maintenance > Import/ Export files
When finished with the settings on this page, click
Save
at the bottom of the page to enable the settings.
