Alcatel OS-LS-6224 User Manual page 82

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Configuring the Switch
• United Kingdom — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of
October.
• United States of America — From the first Sunday in April at 02:00 to the last
Sunday in October at 02:00.
Command Attributes
• Clock Source — The source used to set the system clock. The possible field
values are:
• None — Indicates that a clock source is not used. The clock is set locally.
• SNTP — Indicates that the system time is set via an SNTP server.
• Date — The system date. The field format is Day/Month/Year. For example: 04/
May/50 (May 4, 2050).
• Local Time — The system time. The field format is HH:MM:SS. For example:
21:15:03.
• Time Zone Offset — The difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and
local time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for Paris is GMT +1, while the Time
Zone Offset for New York is GMT –5.
• Daylight Savings — Enables automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST) on the
device based on the device's location. There are two types of daylight settings,
either by a specific date in a particular year or a recurring setting irrespective of the
year. For a specific setting in a particular year complete the Daylight Savings area,
and for a recurring setting, complete the Recurring area. The possible field values
are:
• USA — Enables switching to DST at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April, and
reverts to standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.
• European — Enables switching to DST at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in March
and reverts to standard time at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in October. The
European option applies to EU members, and other European countries using
the EU standard.
• Other — Indicates the DST definitions are user-defined based on the device
locality. If Other is selected, the From and To fields must be defined.
• Time Set Offset (1-1440) — Used for non-USA and European countries to set the
amount of time for DST (in minutes). The default time is 60 minutes.
• From — Indicates the time that DST begins in countries other than the USA and
Europe, in the format Day/Month/Year in one field and HH:MM in another. For
example, if DST begins on October 25, 2007 at 5:00 am, the two fields should be
set to 25/Oct/07 and 05:00. The possible field values are:
• Date — The date on which DST begins. The possible field range is 1-31.
• Month — The month of the year in which DST begins. The possible field range
is Jan-Dec.
• Year — The year in which the configured DST begins.
• Time — The time at which DST begins. The field format is HH:MM. For example:
05:30.
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