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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

Configure Date and Time Service

Configure date, time, and NTP server designations on the System Date & Time screen. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that is used to synchronize computer clock times in a network of computers. Setting the correct system time and time zone ensures that the date and time recorded in the wireless VPN firewall logs and reports are accurate.

To set time, date, and NTP servers:

1. Select Administration > Time Zone. The Time Zone screen displays:

Figure 205.

The bottom of the screen display the current weekday, date, time, time zone, and year (in the example in the previous figure: Current Time: Tue Mar 6 22:48:17 GMT-0800 2012).

2.Enter the settings as explained in the following table:

Table 83. Time Zone screen settings

Setting	Description
Date/Time	From the drop-down list, select the local time zone in which the wireless VPN
	firewall operates. The correct time zone is required in order for scheduling to
	work correctly.
Automatically Adjust for	If daylight saving time is supported in your region, select the Automatically
Daylight Savings Time	Adjust for Daylight Savings Time check box. By default, the check box is
	disabled.
Force IPv6 address	Select this check box to force the use of IPv6 addresses and FQDN (domain
resolution for servers	name) resolution in the Server 1 Name / IP Address and Server 2 Name / IP
	Address fields when you have selected the Use Custom NTP Servers radio
	button.

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