Frequently Asked Questions FAQs | Black Box ASTCKEY, ASTCRCR, ASTCBK

Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

NOTE: Each clocks transaction records should be maintained with backups to provide OATS compliance insurance.

NOTE: Each clocks transaction records when backed up to the FTP server will appear as a text file with a unique filename which has the clocks MAC address. These clock transaction text files could be combined, for example, in Excel or Word to form a combined clock transaction report. A second file is also created that is binary and contains a complete copy to date of the transaction database.

FAQ-21.How do I Restore a Transaction file on a single clock? Select the Backup/Restore Utility from the browser and select “Transaction” from the dropdown menu. Next, click Specific for the question, “Are you restoring this clock based on shared settings or is it specific to this clock

only?” Press the button, and the status box will display the active status, “Restore is running” followed by “Successful”.

∙Consult this Installation and Operation Guide.

NOTE: Each clock’s transaction records should be maintained with backups and restorations separately to help ensure OATS compliance. Following this procedure ensures a complete log of each clock’s time sync records.

NOTE: The clock restoration for the transactions should only be necessary if the clock’s flash memory is reset.

FAQ-22.How do I configure clocks for “Wide Area Service Discovery” so that they can be found from multiple US locations?

∙Go to the “DNS Server” page on the web interface of the clock.

∙Change the domain name from “local” to the domain of your network. (for example “apple.com” or “dns-sd.org”)

∙Enter your DNS server’s IP address for one of the DNS servers.

∙Press the “Save” button and wait 1-2 minutes for the clock to register its service in the DNS server.

NOTE: Make sure your DNS server is setup to allow the non-secured dynamic updates. Please visit www.dns-sd.org to get more information about how to setup DNS severs for Wide Area Service Discovery.

FAQ-23.I have configured clocks at different US locations for “Wide Area Service Discovery”. How do I find them from one US location?

∙Install the Auto-Sync Utility that came on the CD and open it.

∙Click on the “Settings” tab, and change the domain name from “local” to the domain name of your network. (for example “apple.com” or “dns- sd.org”).

∙Press the “Start” button to begin searching for clocks in your network domain.

∙Press the “End” button to stop searching or the utility will stop automatically after timeout.

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