To configuretime and date using an NTP server:
NTP is disabled by default .
1. Go to Administrat ion - Time/Date in Expert mod e. The Time/Date form displays.
2. Select a time zon e fromt he Timezone pull-do wn list.
3. Select Enable from the Netw ork Time Protocol pull -down menu.
4. Type the IP address of the NTP server in the NTP Server field.
5. Click OK.
6. Click apply changes.
Setting up a customizedtimezone configuration
The Edit Custom button ne xt to the Timezone field allows you to set up a custo mized time
zone function, such as for dayli ght savings time or any other time zon e offsetan omaly that
might occur any where in the w orld. You can create a time zo ne identifier of you r choice, which
is added to the Timezon e pull-down menu optio ns in the main Time/Date form.
To createa custom timezone selection:
1. Enter the name of the time zone yo u would like to app eari n the Timezone pull-down
menu on the main Time/Dat e form.(For exampl e, Pacific).
2. Choose a preferred or stand ard acronym for the time zo ne (For example, PST).
3. Enter the offset from GMT for the time zone (west of GMT is entered as a negativ e
number).
4. Click OK.
5. Click apply changes.
To use the customoption to set daylight savingstime:
1. Select the Enable da ylight saving time ch eckbox. A Timezone Co nfiguration dialo g box
willapp ear.
2. Enter the dayligh t savings time (DST) acronym of your choice in the DST Acronym field .
3. Enter the number o f hours and minutes (HH :MM format)the clock w ill be reset at t he
beginning of the d aylight saving s time period (positi ve number only.)
4. In the following fiel ds,en ter the date (month, day) and time (hours:minutes) for both t he
beginning and end ing dates of day light savings time.
5. Click OK to upd ate the Time/Date settings and retu rn to the main Time/Date form.
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