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Table 12 Basic Setting > General Setup (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Contact Person's
Type the name of the person in charge of this Switch. You can use up to 32 printable
Name
ASCII characters; spaces are allowed.
Use Time Server
Type the time service protocol that your timeserver uses. Not all time servers support all
when Bootup
protocols, so you may have to use trial and error to 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 timeserver for up to
Address
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 then appears in the
(hh:min:ss)
Current Time field after you click Apply.
Current Date
This field displays the date you open this menu.
New Date (yyyy-
Enter the new date in year, month and day format. The new date then appears in the
mm-dd)
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 Saving
Daylight saving is a period from late spring to early fall when many countries set their
Time
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).
End Date
Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time ends if you selected Daylight
Saving Time. The time field uses the 24 hour format. Here are a couple of examples:
Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on the last Sunday of October. Each time
zone in the United States stops using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A.M. local time. So in the
United States you would select First, Sunday, November and 2:00.
Daylight Saving Time ends in the European Union on the last Sunday of October. All of
the time zones in the European Union stop using Daylight Saving Time at the same
moment (1 A.M. GMT or UTC). So in the European Union you would select Last, Sunday,
October 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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