Date and Time Settings

Specify the local date, time, and time zone at the SLC's location, or enable the SLC to use NTP to synchronize with other NTP devices on your network.

To set the date and time:

  1. Enter the following information:

Time and Date

Change Date/Time

Select the checkbox to manually enter the date and time zone at the SLC’s location.

Date

From the drop-down lists, select the current month, day, and year.

Time

From the drop-down lists, select the current hour and minute.

Time Zone

From the drop-down list, select the appropriate time zone.

  1. To save, click Apply.

To enable NTP synchronization:

  1. Enter the following information:

NTP Synchronization

Enable NTP

Select the checkbox to enable NTP synchronization. Disabled is the default.

Synchronize via

Select one of the following:

  • Broadcast from NTP Server:  Enables the SLC to accept time information periodically transmitted by the NTP server. This is the default if you enable NTP.

  • Poll NTP Server:  Enables the SLC to query the NTP Server for the correct time. If you select this option, complete one of the following:

Local:  Select this option if the NTP server is on a local network, and enter the IP address of the NTP server. This is the default, and it is highly recommended.

Public:  Select this option if you want to use a public NTP server and select the address of the NTP server from the drop-down list. This is not recommended because of the high load on many public NTP servers. All servers in the drop-down list are stratum-2 servers. (See www.ntp.org for more information.)

  1. To save, click Apply.

 

See also

Network Port Settings