Time Zone - Billion BIPAC 5102 Series User Manual

4.2.8 Time Zone

The router does not have a real time clock on board; instead, it uses the Simple Network
Time Protocol (SNTP) to get the current time from an SNTP server outside your network.
Choose your local time zone. After a successful connection to the Internet, the router will
retrieve the correct local time from the SNTP server you have specified. If you prefer to
specify an SNTP server other than those in the drop-down list, simply enter its IP address as
shown above. Your ISP may provide an SNTP server for you to use.
Time Server:
Use Time Server when Bootup: Select the time service protocol that your time server
sends when you turn on the Router. Not all time servers support all protocols, so you may
have to check with your ISP/network administrator or use trial and error to find a protocol
that works.
The main difference between them is the format.
Daytime (RFC 867) format is day/month/year/time zone of the server.
Time (RFC 868) format displays a 4-byte integer giving the total number of seconds since
1970/1/1 at 0:0:0.
The default, NTP (RFC 1305), is similar to Time (RFC 868).
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