Figure 10.2: Expert - Administration - Time And Date - Ntp Enable - Avocent Cyclades ACS Installation/Administration/User Manual

information from the NTP server, which synchronizes the console server's system clock with any
of several NTP servers available on the Internet.
To set the time and date manually:
1. Go to Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode. The Time/Date form displays.
2. Select a timezone from the Timezone pull-down list.
3. If necessary, select Disable from the Network Time Protocol pull-down. NTP is disabled
by default.
4. Type the date and time in the fields provided.
5. Click apply changes.
To configure time and date using an NTP server:
NTP is disabled by default.
1. Go to Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode. The Time/Date form displays.
2. Select a timezone from the Timezone pull-down list.
3. Select Enable from the Network Time Protocol pull-down menu. When NTP is enabled, the
following form is displayed.

Figure 10.2: Expert - Administration - Time and Date - NTP Enable

4. Type the IP address of the NTP server in the NTP Server field.
5. Click OK.
6. Click apply changes.
Setting up a customized timezone configuration
The Edit Custom button next to the Timezone field allows you to set up a customized timezone
function, such as for daylight savings time or any other timezone offset anomaly that might occur
anywhere in the world. You can create a timezone identifier of your choice, which is added to the
Timezone pull-down menu options in the main Time/Date form. When you select the Edit Custom
button, the following dialog box will appear.
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