Configuring Time Zone And Ntp - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

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12.5 Configuring Time Zone and NTP

Tools > Date and Time
Yo u can co n fig u re y o u r t ime zo n e , wh et h er o r n o t t o ad ju s t fo r Day lig h t Sav in g s
Time, an d wit h wh ich Net wo rk Time Pro t o co l (NTP) s erv er t o s y n ch ro n ize t h e d at e
an d t ime. Yo u can ch o o s e t o s et Dat e an d Time man u ally , wh ich will s t o re t h e
in fo rmat io n o n t h e co n troller real t ime clo ck (RTC). If t h e co n t ro ller h as access t o t he
in t ern et , t h e mo s t accu rat e mech an is m t o s et t h e co n t ro ller t ime is t o en ab le NTP
s erv er co mmu n icat io n .
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A ccu rat e d at e an d t ime o n t h e co n t ro ller is crit ical fo r firewall s ch ed u les ,
W i-Fi p o wer s av in g s upp ort t o d is ab le A Ps at certain t imes o f t h e d ay , an d
accu rat e lo g g in g .
Pleas e fo llo w t h e s t ep s b elo w t o co n fig u re t h e NTP s erv er:
1.
Select the controller time zone, relative to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
2.
If supported for your region, click to Enable Daylight Savings.
3.
Determine whether to use default or custom Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers. If
custom, enter the server addresses or FQDN.
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