Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE SC-600 Configuration Manual page 190

Configuring with Web Based Management
4.4 "System" menu
Description
The page contains the following boxes:
• NTP client
When enabled, the device receives the system time from an NTP server.
• Secure NTP Client only
When enabled, the device receives the system time from a secure NTP server. The
setting applies to all server entries.
To use the secure NTP client, you configure the parameters for authentication (key
ID, hash algorithm, key).
• Current System Time
Shows the current date and current normal time received by the device. If you specify
a time zone, the time information is adapted accordingly.
• Last Synchronization Time
Shows when the last time-of-day synchronization took place.
• Last Synchronization Mechanism
Shows how the last time synchronization was performed. The following methods are
possible:
– Not set
– Manual
– SNTP
– NTP
– SIMATIC
– PTP
• Time Zone
Enter the time zone you are using in the format "+/- HH:MM". The time zone relates
to UTC standard world time.
The time in the "Current System Time" box is adapted accordingly.
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The time was not set.
Manual time setting
Automatic time-of-day synchronization with SNTP
Automatic time-of-day synchronization with NTP
Automatic time-of-day synchronization using the SIMATIC time frame
Automatic time-of-day synchronization with PTP
SCALANCE SC-600 Web Based Management (WBM)
Configuration Manual, 10/2021, C79000-G8976-C475-03