3Com 2916-SFP User Guide - Page 84

84 CHAPTER 5: GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION ■ DST Region - Selects USA or European standard DST, or customizable DST. ■ USA - The device switches to DST at 2:00 a.m. from the second Sunday in March, and reverts to standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the First Sunday of November ■ European - The device switches to DST at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in March and reverts to standard time at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in October. The European option applies to EU members, and other European countries using the EU standard. ■ Other - The DST definitions are user-defined and can be customized to your location. If Other is selected, the From and To fields must be defined. ■ Time Set Offset - Sets the amount of time adjusted for DST (in minutes). The default time is 60 minutes. ■ From - Indicates the non-recurring time that DST begins when the region is set to Other. Enter the Hours, Minutes, Month, day, and Year for DST to begin. ■ To - Indicates the non-recurring time that DST ends when the region is set to Other. Enter the Hours, Minutes, Month, day, and Year for DST to end. ■ Recurring - When the region is set to Other, this check box enables user-defined DST that is constant from year to year. ■ Recurring From - The recurring time that DST begins each year. Select or type the Day, Week, Month, and Time. ■ Recurring To - The recurring time that DST ends each year. Select or type the Day, Week, Month, and Tim.: 2 Define the local Time and Date. 3 Enable or disable automatic DST by clicking the Daylight Savings box. 4 Configure the region, Time Set Offset, Recurring, From and To fields as appropriate for your location. 5 Click Apply. The DST settings are saved, and the device is updated. 6 Be sure to save your configuration, or you changes will be lost when the switch is rebooted. To save the configuration, refer to "Saving the Configuration" on page 37.