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USA/European/Other—Select USA or European to have the DST offset configured to the values used in those locations. Or select Other to configure the settings manually. When configuring manually, you can configure the settings for the upcoming DST period only, or you can configure recurring settings.

DST Time Zone Acronym—Specify an optional acronym up to four characters to identify the configured settings. This field is for reference only. (The characters ', ", %, and ? are not supported.)

Daylight Savings Offset—Specify the number of minutes to move the clock forward when DST begins.

From/To—Specify the date and time when DST starts and ends.

Recurring—Select to specify recurring DST periods by selecting the day of the week and number of weeks into the year when DST begins and ends each year.

STEP 6 Click Apply. Your changes are saved to the Running Configuration.

Configuring the Switch as an SNTP Client

You can also configure the switch to acquire time from an SNTP server by configuring the switch SNTP Settings.

To configure the switch to acquire time settings from an SNTP server:

STEP 1 On the System Time page, select Use SNTP Server.

STEP 2 Configure the SNTP client operation mode of the switch:

Unicast—Configures the switch to send unicast SNTP requests to configured unicast SNTP servers only. You must add at least one unicast SNTP server to enable this feature. (Default SNTP servers require that Unicast is selected.)

Broadcast—Configures the switch to get its time settings from SNTP messages broadcast from SNTP servers.

STEP 3 Select Timezone Source - DHCP if you want to have the switch to acquire its timezone from a DHCP server.

STEP 4 Configure the GMT Time Zone Offset by selecting the number of hours and minutes difference between the local time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and specify a Time Zone Acronym.

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SLM2008PTNA specifications

Cisco Systems SLM2008PTNA is a robust network switch designed specifically for small to medium-sized businesses. It operates with 8 Fast Ethernet ports, providing advanced features and best-in-class performance to enhance your network infrastructure. This model ensures seamless connectivity for multiple devices, making it an ideal choice for environments requiring reliable network communication.

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