Chapter 8 Basic Setting

 

Table 11 Basic Setting > General Setup (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Use Time

Type the time service protocol that your timeserver uses. Not all time

 

Server when

servers support all protocols, so you may have to use trial and error to

 

Bootup

find a protocol that works. The main differences between them are the

 

 

time 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 4-byte integer giving the total

 

 

number of seconds since 1970/1/1 at 0:0:0.

 

 

NTP (RFC-1305)is similar to Time (RFC-868).

 

 

None is the default value. Enter the time manually. Each time you turn

 

 

on the Switch, the time and date will be reset to 1970-1-1 0:0.

 

 

 

 

Time Server IP

Type the IP address of your timeserver. The Switch searches for the

 

Address

timeserver for up to 60 seconds. If you select a timeserver that is

 

 

unreachable, then this screen will appear locked for 60 seconds. Please

 

 

wait.

 

 

 

 

Current Time

This field displays the time you open this menu (or refresh the menu).

 

 

 

 

New Time

Enter the new time in hour, minute and second format. The new time

 

(hh:min:ss)

then appears in the Current Time field after you click Apply.

 

 

 

 

Current Date

This field displays the date you open this menu.

 

 

 

 

New Date

Enter the new date in year, month and day format. The new date then

 

(yyyy-mm-dd)

appears in the Current Date field after you click Apply.

 

 

 

 

Time Zone

Select the time difference between UTC (Universal Time Coordinated,

 

 

formerly known as GMT, Greenwich Mean Time) and your time zone from

 

 

the drop-down list box.

 

 

 

 

Daylight

Daylight saving is a period from late spring to early fall when many

 

Saving Time

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.

 

 

 

 

Start Date

Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time starts if you

 

 

selected Daylight Saving Time. The time is displayed in the 24 hour

 

 

format. Here are a couple of examples:

 

 

Daylight Saving Time starts in most parts of the United States on the

 

 

second Sunday of March. Each time zone in the United States starts

 

 

using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A.M. local time. So in the United States

 

 

you would select Second, Sunday, March and 2:00.

 

 

Daylight Saving Time starts in the European Union on the last Sunday of

 

 

March. All of the time zones in the European Union start using Daylight

 

 

Saving Time at the same moment (1 A.M. GMT or UTC). So in the

 

 

European Union you would select Last, Sunday, March and the last

 

 

field depends on your time zone. In Germany for instance, you would

 

 

select 2:00 because Germany's time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or

 

 

UTC (GMT+1).

 

 

 

 

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