Proxim AP-2500 Configure the Date and Time

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Installation & Basic Configuration
NOTE
For security purposes Proxim recommends that you change ALL PASSWORDS from the default “public”
immediately to restrict access to authorized personnel. If you lose or forget your password settings, you can
always perform the Reset to Factory Default Procedure.
Configure the Date and Time
The AP boots up using January 1, 1970 as the date and 00:00:00 as the time. The AP does not necessarily need the
correct date and time but you may want the AP to report the correct date and time if you intend to enable the Logging
(Syslog) or Credit Card Mirroring functionality. Note that the AP’s System Status alarms are reported in terms of the
AP’s Up Time and not in terms of standard date and time.
You can either manually set the date and time or configure the AP to contact a time server on the Internet during
boot-up to retrieve the correct date and time.
Configuring the Date/Time Using NTP
If you want to the AP to use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to retrieve the time over the Internet, keep in mind the
following:
• The AP will only contact a time server during boot-up. Therefore, you need to reboot the AP after configuring this.
• The AP must have a connection to the Internet to retrieve the date and time.
•See http://www.ntp.org/ to identify the IP addresses for public time servers in your area.
Follow these steps to configure the AP to use NTP:
1. Click Configure > Management > NTP.
2. Place a check mark in the Enable NTP box.
3. Enter the IP address for a public time server in the Primary Time Server box.
4. Enter the IP address of a second public time server in the Secondary Time Server box.
• This field is optional. The AP will attempt to contact the secondary server if the first is unavailable.
5. Select your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down menu.
6. Select the appropriate Day Light Saving option from the drop-down menu.
• For example, if your location is currently using Day Light Saving time (from April to October in most of the
U.S.), set this parameter to +1 to adjust for day light savings time.
• If in doubt, leave this field blank. If you notice that the time is off by one or two hours following a reboot, check
the time zone or adjust the Day Light Saving setting accordingly.
7. Click OK.
8. Reboot the AP for this change to take effect.
Configuring the Date/Time Manually
1. Click Configure > Management > NTP.
2. Scroll down to the Set Date and Time heading.
3. Enter the Year (yyyy).
4. Enter the Month (1-12).
5. Enter the Day (1-31).
6. Enter the Hour (0-23).
7. Enter the Minute (0-59).
8. Enter the Second (0-59).
9. Click OK.
NOTE
These changes take effect immediately. However, the date and time will be reset to January 1, 1970, 00:00:00
the next time you reboot (unless you have NTP enabled and the AP successfully contacts a time server).