NETGEAR UTM50-100NAS, UTM5-100NAS Configuring Date and Time Service, System Date & Time Settings

ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance Reference Manual

Configuring 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 UTM logs and reports are accurate.

To set time, date and NTP servers:

1.Select Administration > System Date & Time from the menu. The System Date & Time screen displays.

Figure 10-8

The bottom of the screen displays the current weekday, date, time, time zone, and year (in the example in Figure 10-8: Current Time: Thu May 21 01:37:18 GMT 2009).

2.Enter the settings as explained in Table 10-2.

Table 10-3. System Date & Time Settings

Setting	Description (or Subfield and Description)
Date/Time	From the pull-down menu, select the local time zone in which the UTM
	operates. The proper time zone is required in order for scheduling to work
	correctly. The UTM includes a real-time clock (RTC), which it uses for
	scheduling.

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