Setting The Clock Automatically With Sntp; Figure 4-3 Different Rules May Apply For Dst In One Time Zone - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Unit Configuration Basics

Setting the Clock Automatically with SNTP

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The message also appears for areas within a time zone that have different rules for daylight
savings time. For example: Indiana (East) in the Eastern time zone (GMT-5:00) differs
from Eastern Time (US Canada), also GMT-5:00. To respond to a notification of
conflicting time zones, select the time zone that indicates where the Multi-Media unit is
installed and then click OK.
Figure 4-3 Different Rules May Apply for DST in One Time Zone
See your IT Administrator to find out if a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server is in
use. Multi-Media units on a LAN can benefit from the automatic setting. It is accurate to
within a fraction of a second.
1. Obtain the IP address of an SNTP server. You have the option of also obtaining the
address of an alternate server.
2. Using View, select a unit whose clock needs to be set.
3. Start a
Maintenance Session.
4. Click the Time tab.
5. If Automatic is not selected, click it. The Time tab appears as in
6. Select the Primary SNTP Server box and enter the IP address of the SNTP server
obtained in 1. You have the option of indicating an alternate in the Alternate
step
SNTP Server box.
7. Click Refresh. The Multi-Media unit contacts the SNTP server and synchronizes the
Multi-Media clock to the SNTP time.
8. You have the option of either ending the maintenance session or continuing to
configure the unit. See
Auto-Synch Statistics
The statistics that appear are for Multi-Media technical support, if they make a service call
to your site. The Auto-synch statistics do not apply to a clock set to Manual.
Last Synchronized at shows the last time that the SNTP server was used. Synchronization
to SNTP occurs at least every 24 hours.
Time Difference displays the accuracy of synchronization.
on page 71.
Ending Maintenance
Figure 4-2.