Setting The Time And Date; Ntp Settings - Dell SonicWALL GX250 Manual

Setting the Time and Date

1. Click the Time tab at the top of the browser window.
The SonicWALL uses the time and date settings to time stamp log events, to
automatically update the Content Filter List, and for other internal purposes.
2. Select your time zone from the menu and check the box Use NTP to set time
automatically. Checking the box allows the SonicWALL to automatically set the
local time using Network Time Protocol (NTP).
You may also enable automatic adjustments for daylight savings time, use universal
time (UTC) rather than local time, and display the date in International format, with
the day preceding the month.
To set the time and date manually, uncheck the check boxes and enter the time (in 24-
hour format) and the date.

NTP Settings

Check the box Use NTP to set time automatically if you want to use your local
server to set the SonicWALL clock. You may also set the Update Interval for the NTP
server to synchronize the time in the SonicWALL. The default value is 60 minutes.
Additionally, it is now possible to add NTP servers to the SonicWALL for time
synchronization. This is an optional feature. If there are no NTP Servers added, a
predefined list of recognized NTP servers is used. Many atomic clock utilities are
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