Chapter 7 System

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 24 Maintenance > System > Time Setting

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Current Time and

 

Date

 

 

 

Current Time

This field displays the time of your ZyXEL Device.

 

Each time you reload this page, the ZyXEL Device synchronizes the time with

 

the time server.

 

 

Current Date

This field displays the date of your ZyXEL Device.

 

Each time you reload this page, the ZyXEL Device synchronizes the date with

 

the time server.

 

 

Time and Date

 

Setup

 

 

 

Manual

Select this radio button to enter the time and date manually. If you configure a

 

new time and date, Time Zone and Daylight Saving at the same time, the new

 

time and date you entered has priority and the Time Zone and Daylight Saving

 

settings do not affect it.

 

When you enter the time settings manually, the ZyXEL Device uses the new

 

setting once you click Apply.

 

Note: If you enter time settings manually, they revert to their

 

defaults when power is lost.

 

 

New Time

This field displays the last updated time from the time server or the last time

(hh:mm:ss)

configured manually.

 

When you set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new time in this field

 

and then click Apply.

 

 

New Date

This field displays the last updated date from the time server or the last date

(yyyy/mm/dd)

configured manually.

 

When you set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new date in this field

 

and then click Apply.

 

 

Get from Time

Select this radio button to have the ZyXEL Device get the time and date from

Server

the time server you specified below.

 

 

Auto

Select Auto to have the ZyXEL Device automatically search for an available

 

time server and synchronize the date and time with the time server after you

 

click Apply.

 

 

User Defined Time

Select User Defined Time Server Address and enter the IP address or URL

Server Address

(up to 20 extended ASCII characters in length) of your time server. Check with

 

your ISP/network administrator if you are unsure of this information.

 

 

Time Zone Setup

 

 

 

Time Zone

Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between

 

your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

 

 

Daylight Savings

Daylight Saving Time 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.

 

Select this option if you use Daylight Saving Time.

 

 

 

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