Configure Date And Time - Tripp Lite B092-016 Owner's Manual

Chapter 11: System Management

11.3 Configure Date and Time

It is recommended that you set the local Date and Time in the Console Server as soon as it is configured. Features such as
Syslog and NFS logging, use the system time for time-stamping log entries, while certificate generation depends on a correct
Timestamp to check the validity period of the certificate.
• Select the System: Date & Time menu option
• Manually set the Year, Month, Day, Hour and Minute using the Date and Time selection boxes, then click Set Time
The gateway can synchronize its system time with a remote time server using the Network Time Protocol (NTP). Configuring the
NTP time server ensures that the Console Server clock will be accurate soon after the Internet connection is established. Also
if NTP is not used, the system clock will be reset randomly every time the Console Server is powered up. To set the system
time using NTP:
• Select the Enable NTP checkbox on the Network Time Protocol page
• Enter the IP address of the remote NTP Server and click Apply Settings
You must now also specify your local time zone so the system clock can show local time (and not UTP):
• Set your appropriate region/locality in the Time Zone selection box and click Set Timezone
The Time Zone can also be set to UCT (Coordinated Universal Time) which replaced Greenwich Mean Time as the World
standard for time in 1986:
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