Setting Date & Time - HIKVISION DS-9000 Series User Manual

Setting Date & Time
It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events.
To setup date and time:
Enter the System Configuration menu by going to Main Menu > System Configuration, as shown in Figure 9.
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Click the Time/Date button to enter the Time/Date menu (Figure 10).
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The current system time and date as well as the time zone will be displayed. Using the directional buttons on the
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front panel/remote or the mouse, select the correct date, time and time zone.
To enable Daylight Savings Time, click and check the Enable DST checkbox.
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To acquire the time and date over an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server, check the Synchronize via NTP
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server checkbox. You may enter your own NTP server or select from one of the default locations from the list of
servers, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 9. System Configuration Menu
Figure 10. Time/Date Menu
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