System Time Options - Cisco SF200-24 Administration Manual

System Time

System Time Options

System Time Options
Cisco Small Business 200 1. 1 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
System time can be set manually by the user, dynamically by using an SNTP
server, or synchronized from the pc running the GUI. If an SNTP server is chosen,
the manual time settings are overwritten when communications with the server
are established.
As part of the boot process, the switch always configures the time, time zone, and
DST in some way. These parameters are obtained from DHCP, from the pc running
the GUI, from SNTP, from values set manually, or if all else fails from the factory
defaults.
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The following methods are available for obtaining or setting the time on the switch:
• SNTP—Time can be received from time servers. SNTP that ensures
accurate network time synchronization of the switch up to the millisecond by
using an SNTP server for the clock source.
This method is recommended for the sake of accuracy.
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• Manual—The user can manually set the time.
• From Browser—Time can be received from the time of the PC using
browser information. If this feature is enabled, the switch uses the system
time from the configuring computer, unless the time has been configured on
the switch manually by the user or SNTP server support is not available or
enabled.
After the time has been set by any of the three time sources, it is not set
again by the browser.
The configuration of time from browser is saved to the Running
Configuration file. You must copy the Running Configuration to the Startup
Configuration in order to enable the device to use the time from browser
after reboot. The time after reboot is set during the first WEB login to the
device.
When the user applies this feature for the first time, if the time was not
already set, the device sets the time from the browser.
The time from browser works with both HTTP and HTTPS connections.
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