Table of Contents

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1. Auto-Sync Time Clock ................................................................................ 1-1
1.1. How This Manual is Organized ..................................................................... 1-1
1.2. General Information .................................................................................. 1-1
1.2.1. What is OATS Compliance? ................................................................... 1-2
1.2.2. Features ............................................................................................ 1-3
1.2.3. Benefits ............................................................................................. 1-4
1.2.4 Hardware Features .............................................................................. 1-4
1.2.5 Requirements ..................................................................................... 1-4
1.3. Auto-Sync Time Clock Installation & Operation Guide ..................................... 1-5
1.4. Time Servers General Information ............................................................... 1-5
2. Installation Basics ..................................................................................... 2-1
2.1. Auto-Sync Time Clock External View ............................................................ 2-1
2.2. Components ............................................................................................. 2-1
2.3. Removing the Cover .................................................................................. 2-1
2.4. Unpacking the Clock .................................................................................. 2-2
2.5. Installing the (ASTCBK) Optional Full Power Reserve (FPR) ............................. 2-2
2.6. Installing the (ASTCPOEK) Optional PoE with FPR .......................................... 2-7
2.7. Normal Startup Sequence ........................................................................ 2-11
2.8. Wall Mounting ........................................................................................ 2-12
2.9. Printing ................................................................................................. 2-12
2.9.1. The First Printout ................................................................................. 2-12
2.9.2. Acceptable Print Media .......................................................................... 2-13
2.9.3. Adjusting the Print Margin ..................................................................... 2-14
2.9.4. Available Print Methods ......................................................................... 2-14
2.10. Front Panel Reset Button ....................................................................... 2-15
2.11. Specifications ...................................................................................... 2-16
2.12. Power over Ethernet Overview ............................................................... 2-17
3. Getting Started .......................................................................................... 3-1
3.1. Connecting to the Auto-Sync Time Clock using Zeroconf .............................. 3-1
3.2. First Time Set up of the Auto-Sync Time Clock ........................................... 3-4
4. General Information .................................................................................. 4-1
4.1. Auto-Sync Time Clock Web Interface ........................................................... 4-2
4.1.1. Auto-Sync Time Clock Web Page .............................................................. 4-2
4.1.2. Login ................................................................................................... 4-3
4.1.3. How to Create Users ............................................................................... 4-4
4.1.4. Normal Login ......................................................................................... 4-5
4.1.5. How to Custom Configure the Auto-Sync Time Clock ................................... 4-5
4.1.6. How to Set the Print Options ................................................................... 4-8
4.1.7. How to Set Time Synchronization ........................................................... 4-12
4.1.7.1. Time Sync Settings ........................................................................... 4-12
4.1.7.2. Time Server Setup ............................................................................ 4-13
4.1.7.3. DNS Server Setup ............................................................................. 4-15
4.1.8. How to Setup E-Mail and SNMP Trap Notification ...................................... 4-16
4.1.8.1. E-mail Setup .................................................................................... 4-16
4.1.8.2. SNMP Trap Setup .............................................................................. 4-19
4.1.9. How to Setup Time Synchronization Schedules ......................................... 4-20
4.1.10. How to Setup Report Schedules .......................................................... 4-22
4.1.11. How to Setup Backup Schedules ......................................................... 4-23
4.1.12. Auto-Sync Time Clock Utilities ............................................................ 4-23
4.1.12.1. Utility Settings for FTP Server .......................................................... 4-24
4.1.12.2. Performing Backup and Restore ....................................................... 4-25
4.1.12.3. Reports Utility ............................................................................... 4-28