Mitel 6867i Administrator's Manual page 280

Mitel 6800 Series SIP Phone Release 4.2.0 Administrator Guide
The changes to daylight savings time applies to the U.S. and Canada, but may impact other
countries outside North America.
Note: DST can be set on the phones using the IP Phone UI and configuration files only.
For more information, see
TIME ZONE & DST
There are two ways you can set the time zone on the IP Phones.
Method 1
You can set a time zone using the Time Zone option in the IP Phone UI or you can use the
"time zone name" parameter in the configuration files. Both methods allow you to enter a value
from the Time Zone table. The list of time zone names is provided in the table in Appendix A,
the section, "Time Zone Name/Time Zone Code Table"
example:
time zone name: US-Eastern
Method 2
You can use the Time Zone option in the IP Phone UI or your can use the "time zone name"
parameter in the configuration files, and specify a value of "Custom" for this parameter (must
use initial caps). The "Custom" option allows you to customize the time zone for your area using
additional configuration parameters. The following is an example using relative time for EST:
time zone name: Custom
The following table identifies the additional time zone and DST parameters you can enter in
the configuration files.
CUSTOM
CONFIGURATION
FILE PARAMETER
time zone minutes
dst minutes
dst start relative date
dst end relative date
ABSOLUTE TIME (NOT APPLICABLE TO EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST))
dst start month
5-19
"Time Zone & DST"
DESCRIPTION
The number of minutes the time zone is
offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal
Time). This can be positive (West of the
Prime Meridian) or negative (East of the
Prime Meridian). The default is Eastern
Standard Time (EST) with a value of 300
(GMT minus 5 hours).
The number of minutes to add during
Daylight Saving Time. Valid values are a
positive integer between 0 to 60.
Specifies how to interpret the start and
end day, month, and week parameters -
absolute (0) or relative (1).
The month that DST starts. Valid values
are 1 to 12 (January to December).
on page 5-19.
on page A-46. The following is an
EXAMPLE
time zone minutes: 300
Note: For additional values for
this parameter, see
Time Zone and DST Settings"
on page A-52.
dst minutes: 60
dst start relative date: 1
dst end relative date: 1
dst start month: 3
"Custom