Nortel Networks N0060600 manual Set Date and Time Source to NTP or Trunk, Current Date and Time

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Table 2 Date and Time panel fields (Sheet 2 of 2)
Attribute	Value	Description
Synch every (s)	NA (not applicable)	The number of seconds specified to elapse between contacts
	1-XXXX	with the NTP server.
		NA: Appears if you chose Manually in the Synch with Server
		field.
		1-XXXX: Number of seconds between contacts with the NTP
		server.
NTP security mode	Secured	Select whether the NTP security mode is secured or
	Unsecured	unsecured.
Raise Alarm if Clock differs	<seconds>	The number of discrepancy seconds specified that must occur
by at least (s)		before the system notifies you of a time difference from the
		NTP server, if the system automatically checks with the NTP
		server.
NTP key ID	<1-65,534>	ID for accessing the NTP.
NTP key string	<8 characters>	Control key corresponding to ID for accessing the NTP.
Current Date and Time
Date and time	<country/	The current date and time.
	region-specific date
	and time format>
Year	<numeric>	The current year in yyyy format.
Time zone	<drop-down list>	The appropriate time zone for the location of this system. The
		Time zone must be set for software updates to be applied.
Daylight Savings Time	<read-only>	The appropriate mode for the Time zone.
		Selected: The system automatically updates the time twice a
		year.
		Cleared: The system never updates the time for Daylight
		Savings Time.

Note: North American Daylight Savings Time rules change in 2007. Four time zones have been added to support regions that do not want to switch to the new time zone rules. The time zones are identified “pre-2007 DST”.

If the system is to synchronize with an NTP Server or trunk, check the following:

1Set Date and Time Source to NTP or Trunk.

2In the NTP server address field enter the IP address of the NTP server.

3Set the number of seconds between synchronizations in normal operations (Synch Every).

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