Alcatel Omni Switch/Router User Manual page 231

3) Timezone
This parameter specifies the time zone for the switch and sets the system clock to run on
time (or Greenwich Mean Time). Additionally, if Daylight Savings Time is enabled (see option
below), the clock automatically sets up default
time zone. The local time remains active for all User Interface commands and other
subsystems that require the local time. To set the time zone for the switch, you may use one
of two methods:
a. Enter the line number for
be a number from -13 to +12. The number you enter will set the system clock x hours from
the local time. For example, if the local time, 1:45:00, is seven hours behind
would enter:
This specification sets the
b. Enter the line number for
number of time zone names available. For example, if the local time zone name is Moun-
tain Standard Time (
MST
This specification automatically sets the switch to -7 hours, the number of hours
from .
UTC
The software will automatically configure
zone. However, the user can manually modify
Non-integer offsets are acceptable for
are offset from by increments of 15, 30, or 45 minutes. India, for example, is offset from
UTC
by 5 hours and 30 minutes. If you wanted to enter the time zone offset for India, for
UTC
example, you would type the line number for Timezone ( ), followed by the non-integer
hour offset in the
where the value of
The switch automatically enables
do not want your system clock to run on
enter the offset
to run on local time.
UTC
The table on the following page lists the options available for
DST
( ) followed by the hour(s) offset from
time to 8:45:00, seven hours ahead of the local time, 1:45:00.
UTC
( ) followed by the time zone name. There is a limited
), you would enter:
DST
format, as follows:
is five hours and thirty minutes offset from
o Note o
for the
Setting the System Date and Time
parameters (if applicable) for the local
values for a specified time
DST
values.
Some parts of the world
.
UTC
. However, if you
UTC
, simply
UTC
parameter. This sets
names:
UTC
. This can
UTC
time, you
UTC
is offset
MST
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