System - Quasar CM-4251 Series User And Installation Manual

Configuration and Operation

7.3.1 System

Click the System tab in the sidebar. The System page is displayed in Figure 30: System Screen. It
includes the following details:
Host Name
The host name is for camera identification. If the alarm function is enabled and is set to send an
alarm message by Mail/FTP, the host name entered here is displayed in the alarm message. See
Application.
Time Zone
Select the time zone from the drop-down menu.
Enable Daylight Saving Time
To enable DST, check the box and then specify time offset and DST duration. The format for time
offset is [hh:mm:ss]. For example, if the amount of time offset is one hour, enter 01:00:00 in the
field.
Time format
Enables a choice of formats: either year, month and day (yyyy/mm/dd) or day, month and year
(dd/mm/yyyy).
Sync with Computer Time
Select this button to synchronize video date and time display with the PC.
Manual
The Administrator can set video date, time and day manually. Entry format should be identical with
that displayed to the right of the text box.
Sync with NTP Server
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an alternate way to synchronize the camera's clock with an NTP
server. Specify the server to synchronize in the text box. Then select an update interval from the
drop-down menu. For further information about NTP, visit www.ntp.org.
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