NETGEAR GS108T-100NAS - page 33

GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing System Settings 3-5
v1.0, December 2007
• The time-out period is the time duration for which the switch waits for a reply from the server.
Time-out is set to 15 seconds. If two NTP/SNTP servers are specified and neither one is
available, then the total time-out is 30 seconds.
You can specify whether to set the system time manually or with an SNTP server:
1. Select System > Management > Time. A screen similar to the following displays.
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2. Select a Clock Source:
•Local. Date and time are calculated through a local clock source that is based on CPU
cycles. Go to step 3.
•SNTP. Date and time are selected through an SNTP server. Go to step 5
3. When setting the date and time through a local clock source, enter the following:
a. Date. Specify the date to which the switch is set in the DD/MM/YYYY format.
b. Local Time. Specify the switch time in the HH:MM:SS format.
4. Time Zone. Select the local time zone in which the switch is operating.
5. When setting the date and time through an SNTP server, enter the following settings:
a. In the NTP Server IP - 1 field, specify the IP address of the primary NTP/SNTP server
for the switch to use when synchronizing time.
b. In the NTP Server IP - 2 field, specify the IP address of alternate NTP/SNTP server for
the switch to use when synchronizing time.
6. Click Apply to confirm any settings changes.
Figure 3-3