CHAPTER 6: Setting System Time
Setting the SonicWALL Security Appliance Time
To select your time zone and automatically update the time, choose the time zone from the Time Zone menu. The Set time automatically using NTP setting is activated by default to use the NTP (Network Time Protocol) to set time automatically. If you want to set your time manually, uncheck this setting. Select the time in the
Selecting Display UTC in logs (instead of local time) specifies the use universal time (UTC) rather than local time for log events.
Selecting Display time in International format displays the date in International format, with the day preceding the month.
After selecting your system time settings, click Apply.
NTP Settings
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol used to synchronize computer clock times in a network of computers. NTP uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to synchronize computer clock times to a millisecond, and sometimes, to a fraction of a millisecond. The SonicWALL security appliance use an internal list of NTP servers so manually entering a NTP server is optional.
Select Use NTP to set time automatically if you want to use your local server to set the SonicWALL security appliance clock. You can also configure Update Interval (minutes) for the NTP server to update the SonicWALL security appliance. The default value is 60 minutes.
To add an NTP server to the SonicWALL security appliance configuration, click Add. The Add NTP Server window is displayed. Type the IP address of an NTP server in the NTP Server field. Click Ok. Then click Apply on the System > Time page to update the SonicWALL security appliance. To delete an NTP server, highlight the IP address and click Delete. Or, click Delete All to delete all servers.
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