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Configuring System Information 103
Figure 6-3. Time Synchronization
The
Time Synchronization
page contains the following fields:
Clock Source
— The time source used to maintain the system clock. The possible field values are:
None
— Specifies that the system time is synchronized with the local hardware clock.
SNTP
— Specifies that the system time is synchronized with an SNTP server clock. For more
information, see
"Configuring SNTP Settings" on page 110
.
Date
— Defines the system date. The field format is DD:MMM:YY.
Local Time
— Defines the system time. The field format is HH:MM:SS.
Time Zone Offset
— Defines the difference in hours between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and
local time.
The system clock can be scheduled to automatically switch to Daylight Savings Time (DST) based
on a defined period of time in a specific year or a recurring period of time. Use the parameters in
the
Daylight Savings
area to define a period of time in a specific year and use the parameters in the
Recurring
area to define a recurring period of time.
Daylight Savings
— Click this check box to enable DST on the device based on the device
geographical location. The possible field values are:
USA
— The device clock changes to DST at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of April, and reverts to
standard time at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.