Chapter 9 Time and Date
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 16 Time and Date
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Time Server |
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Use Protocol | Select the time service protocol that your time server uses. Not all time servers |
when Bootup | support all protocols, so you may have to check with your ISP/network |
| administrator or use trial and error to find a protocol that works. |
| The main difference between them is the format. |
| When you select the Daytime (RFC 867) format, the switch displays the day, |
| month, year and time with no time zone adjustment. When you use this format it |
| is recommended that you use a Daytime timeserver within your geographical time |
| zone. |
| Time (RFC 868) format displays a |
| seconds since 1970/1/1 at 0:0:0. |
| NTP (RFC 1305) is similar to Time (RFC 868). |
| Select None to enter the time and date manually. |
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IP Address or URL | Enter the IP address or URL of your time server. Check with your ISP/network |
| administrator if you are unsure of this information. |
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Time and Date | Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between |
| your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). |
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Daylight Savings | Select this option if you use daylight savings time. Daylight saving is a period from |
| late spring to early fall when many countries set their clocks ahead of normal local |
| time by one hour to give more daytime light in the evening. |
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Start Date | Enter the month and day that your |
| Daylight Savings. |
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End Date | Enter the month and day that your |
| Daylight Savings. |
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Synchronize | Select this option to have your ZyXEL Device use the time server (that you |
system clock with | configured above) to set its internal system clock. |
Time Server now. | Please wait for up to 60 seconds while the ZyXEL Device locates the time server. |
| If the ZyXEL Device cannot find the time server, please check the time server |
| protocol and its IP address. If the IP address was entered correctly, try pinging it |
| for example to test the connection. |
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Date |
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Current Date | This field displays the date set on your ZyXEL Device. |
| Each time you reload this page, the ZyXEL Device synchronizes the time with the |
| time server. |
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New Date (yyyy- | This field displays the last updated date from the time server. |
When you select None in the Use Protocol when Bootup field, enter the new | |
| date in this field and then click Apply. |
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Time |
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Current Time | This field displays the time set on your ZyXEL Device. |
| Each time you reload this page, the ZyXEL Device synchronizes the time with the |
| time server. |
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New Time | This field displays the last updated time from the time server. |
| When you select None in the Use Protocol when Bootup field, enter the new |
| time in this field and then click Apply. |
Apply | Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. |
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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