Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8500S Operating Manual page 112

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cate that the connection failed. This means either that the timeserver is too
busy or that your setup cannot connect to the timeserver. Double-check the
IP address. If you are behind a firewall, make sure that port 123 is open.
• If your connection failed, the gateway address might not be set correctly
on your Optimod. The gateway address for the timeserver connection is the
same gateway address that you set in step (1.D) on page 2-45. If you do not
know the correct gateway address, you can often discover it by connecting
a Windows computer to the same Ethernet cable that is ordinarily plugged
into your Optimod. Ascertain that the computer can connect to the Inter-
net. At the command prompt, type ipconfig. The computer will return
the "Default Gateway."
5. Specify the time sync from the Optimod PC Remote software:
[Skip this step if you wish to specify the timeserver and time sync parameters
from your Optimod's front panel.]
Optimod PC Remote software can automatically set your Optimod's local time,
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PC Remote software.
If you are running Windows 2000, you cannot specify the timeserver from
your computer. However, you can still set your Optimod's clock and off-
set.
A) In Windows, navigate to the C
B) Set time zone to correspond to your local time zone.
C) In Windows, navigate to the C
tab.
D) If you are running Windows XP:
a) Check "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server" to set your
Optimod's S
YNC
b) Set "Server" to the desired timeserver.
c) Click the "Update Now" button to synchronize your computer's clock to
the selected timeserver. If this is successful, this means that you can connect
to the selected timeserver over your network.
• The I
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Optimod PC Remote on Windows 2000, you must enter the timeserver from
your Optimod's front panel as an IP address (step 4 on page 2-55).
• If the timeserver you selected in Windows is a named address, not an IP ad-
dress, the 8500S will resolve it correctly but the IP address that appears in
your Optimod's display will be 0.0.0.0.
• To use PC Remote to turn off your Optimod's automatic synchronization,
uncheck "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server" on your
PC. Then click the "Update Now" button on PC Remote.
to reflect the Windows settings in the machine running
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