3Com 3CR858-91 User Guide - Page 78

Using Time Server NTP, Set Time Zone

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78 CHAPTER 5: ROUTER CONFIGURATION To configure time zone settings: 1 Select System Tools from the main menu, then select Time Zone from the sub-menu. The Time Zone screen displays (Figure 54). Figure 54 Time Zone Screen 2 Select the Base Date and Base Time. The Router will use these settings if it is unable to connect to the Internet or SNTP Server. 3 To enable SNTP, check the Using Time Server (NTP) check box. 4 Select a time zone from the Set Time Zone drop down list. 5 Enter the interval, in hours, at which to want the Router to resynchonize with the SNTP Server, at the Synchonization Interval text box. The default is every 24 hours. 6 Select a primary SNTP server, and if required a secondary SNTP server from the appropriate drop down boxes. 7 If you want to enable daylight saving, check the Daylight Savings check box. 8 Select the month and day that you want daylight savings to begin at Start Time, and select the month and day that you want daylight davings to end at End Time. The Daylight Savings option advances the system clock by one hour between the dates that you specify in the Start Time and End Time drop down lists. It does not cause the system clock to be updated for daylight savings time automatically. 9 Click Apply to save the settings.

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78
C
HAPTER
5: R
OUTER
C
ONFIGURATION
To configure time zone settings:
1
Select
System Tools
from the main menu, then select
Time Zone
from the
sub-menu. The
Time Zone
screen displays (
Figure 54
).
Figure 54
Time Zone Screen
2
Select the
Base Date
and
Base Time
. The Router will use these settings if it
is unable to connect to the Internet or SNTP Server.
3
To enable SNTP, check the
Using Time Server (NTP)
check box.
4
Select a time zone from the
Set Time Zone
drop down list.
5
Enter the interval, in hours, at which to want the Router to resynchonize
with the SNTP Server, at the
Synchonization Interval
text box. The default
is every 24 hours.
6
Select a primary SNTP server, and if required a secondary SNTP server
from the appropriate drop down boxes.
7
If you want to enable daylight saving, check the
Daylight Savings
check
box.
8
Select the month and day that you want daylight savings to begin at
Start
Time
, and select the month and day that you want daylight davings to
end at
End Time
.
The Daylight Savings option advances the system clock by one hour
between the dates that you specify in the Start Time and End Time drop
down lists. It does not cause the system clock to be updated for daylight
savings time automatically.
9
Click
Apply
to save the settings.