Aastra OpenCom 510 User Guide - Page 193

Synchronising the PC Clock, Configurator, SYS Configuration: System

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Configuring the PC Software Synchronising the PC Clock 4. Run a functionality test. To do this, start the NetMeeting program. Click on the call button. Under Address enter the IP address or DNS host name of a external station. Confirm your selection with Call. Note: If Firewall software is installed on the workplace computer, a warning will now appear. This shows that the computer is now ready to receive the NetMeeting. You must allow the NetMeeting, by activating the Do not show this message for this program again option for example. 18.7 Synchronising the PC Clock With the network service SNTP (simple network time protocol) it is possible to synchronise the internal clock of a PC with the time of the OpenCom 510. Requirements You must enter the time zone so that the OpenCom 510 can calculate the time of the internal clock back to the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) required for SNTP: 1. Go to the Configurator, SYS Configuration: System menu. Click on Change. 2. Under Internet time (SNTP), enter the Time zone for which the time of the OpenCom 510 applies and whether summer time is allowed for. Confirm this with Assign. Configuring SNTP For various operating systems, you can use one of the numerous SNTP programmes offered for downloading on the Internet. Configure the OpenCom 510 as an SNTP server for such programmes. SNTP with Windows 2000 Here you configure the SNTP server as follows: 1. Log on as the administrator. Start the Command Prompt under Start: Programs: Accessories. 2. Enter the command line "net time /setsntp:192.168.99.254". Confirm with the enter key. This command changes the setting for the SNTP server address in the system registry. Close the command line. 191

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Configuring the PC Software
Synchronising the PC Clock
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4.
Run a functionality test. To do this, start the
NetMeeting
program. Click on the
call button. Under
Address
enter the IP address or DNS host name of a external
station. Confirm your selection with
Call
.
Note:
If Firewall software is installed on the workplace com-
puter, a warning will now appear. This shows that the com-
puter is now ready to receive the NetMeeting. You must al-
low the NetMeeting, by activating the
Do not show this
message for this program again
option for example.
18.7
Synchronising the PC Clock
With the network service SNTP (simple network time protocol) it is possible to syn-
chronise the internal clock of a PC with the time of the OpenCom 510.
Requirements
You must enter the time zone so that the OpenCom 510 can calculate the time of
the internal clock back to the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) required for SNTP:
1.
Go to the
Configurator, SYS Configuration: System
menu. Click on
Change
.
2.
Under
Internet time (SNTP)
, enter the
Time zone
for which the time of the
OpenCom 510 applies and whether summer time is allowed for. Confirm this
with
Assign
.
Configuring SNTP
For various operating systems, you can use one of the numerous SNTP pro-
grammes offered for downloading on the Internet. Configure the OpenCom 510 as
an SNTP server for such programmes.
SNTP with Windows 2000
Here you configure the SNTP server as follows:
1.
Log on as the administrator. Start the
Command Prompt
under
Start
:
Pro-
grams
:
Accessories
.
2.
Enter the command line “net time /setsntp:192.168.99.254”. Confirm with the
enter key. This command changes the setting for the SNTP server address in
the system registry. Close the command line.