EDS-518A Series User’s Manual

Featured Functions

Time

EDS-518A has a time calibration function based on information from an NTP server or user specified Time and Date information. Functions such as Auto warning “Email” can add real-time information to the message.

NOTE

EDS-518A does not have a real time clock. The user must update the Current Time and

 

 

Current Date to set the initial time for EDS-518A after each reboot, especially when the network

 

 

does not have an Internet connection for an NTP server or there is no NTP server on the LAN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Factory Default

 

 

User adjustable time.

The time parameter allows configuration of the

None (hh:mm:ss)

 

 

 

local time in local 24-hour format.

 

 

 

Current Date

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Factory Default

 

 

User adjustable date.

The date parameter allows configuration of the

None

 

 

 

local date in yyyy/mm/dd format.

(yyyy/mm/dd)

 

System Up Time

Indicates EDS-518A’s up time from the last cold start. The unit is seconds.

 

Time Zone

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Factory Default

 

 

User selectable time zone

The time zone setting allows conversion from

GMT (Greenwich

 

 

 

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to local time.

Mean Time)

 

 

 

 

NOTE

Changing the time zone will automatically correct the current time. You should configure the

 

 

time zone before setting the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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