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Automatically
adjust clock for
daylight saving
changes
Set Time
Synchronize with
NTP Server
Server
Syn Interval
To manually set the FortiGate date and time
1
Go to System > Config > Time.
2
Select Refresh to display the current FortiGate system date and time.
3
Select your Time Zone from the list.
4
Optionally, select Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes check box.
5
Select Set Time and set the FortiGate system date and time.
6
Set the hour, minute, second, month, day, and year as required.
7
Select Apply.
To use NTP to set the FortiGate date and time
1
Go to System > Config > Time.
2
Select Synchronize with NTP Server to configure the FortiGate unit to use NTP to
automatically set the system time and date.
3
Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server that the FortiGate unit can
use to set its time and date.
4
Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the NTP server.
5
Select Apply.
Go to System > Config > Options to set the following options:
Timeout settings including the idle timeout and authentication timeout
The language displayed by the web-based manager
Front control buttons and LCD PIN protection
Dead gateway detection interval and failover detection
Select the Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes check
box if you want the FortiGate system clock to be adjusted automatically
when your time zone changes to daylight saving time and back to
standard time.
Select Set Time to set the FortiGate system date and time to the correct
date and time.
Select Synchronize with NTP Server to configure the FortiGate unit to
use NTP to automatically set the system date and time. For more
information about NTP and to find the IP address of an NTP server that
you can use, see http://www.ntp.org.
Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server that the
FortiGate unit can use to set its time and date.
Specify how often the FortiGate unit should synchronize its time with the
NTP server. A typical Syn Interval would be 1440 minutes for the
FortiGate unit to synchronize its time once a day.
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System config
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