Setting the Current Time
You can manually set the system clock if there is no time server on your network, or
if you have not configured the switch to receive signals from a time se rver.
Command Attributes
• Hours – Hour in 24-hour format. (Range: 0 - 23)
• Minutes – Minute. (Range: 0 - 59)
• Seconds – Second. (Range: 0 - 59)
• Month – Month. (Range: 1 - 12)
• Day – Day of month. (Range: 1 - 31)
• Year – Year (4-digit). (Range: 2001 - 2100)
•
Update Time
– Click this button to display the time now in use by the system clock.
Web
– Select SNTP, Current Time. Set the date and time, and click Apply.
Figure 4-24 Current Time
CLI
– This example sets the system clock to 16:15: 58, Februa ry 1st, 20 08.
Console#calendar set 16 15 58 february 1 2008
Console#
Configuring SNTP
You can configure the switch to send time synchronization requests to time servers.
Command Attributes
• SNTP Client – Configures th e swi tch to op erate as an SNT P c lient. This requi res
at least one time server to be specified in the SNTP Server field. (Default: Disabled)
•
SNTP Poll Interval
– Sets the interval between sending requests for a time update
from a time server. (Range: 16-16384 seconds; Default: 16 seconds)
• SNTP Server – Sets the IP address for up to three time servers . The switch
attempts to update the time from the first serv er, if this fails it at tempts a n update
from the next server in the sequence.
• Update Time – Click the Update Time b utton to se nd a requ est to the configure d
SNTP servers to immediately update the system time.

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Setting the System Clock

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