Configuring The Time Zone - Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch ES-24-250W Administration Manual

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Configuring the Time Zone

The Time Zone Summary page displays information about the current system time, the time zone, and the
daylight saving time (also known as summer time) settings configured on the device.
To access the page, click System > Advanced Configuration > Time Zone > Summary in the navigation menu.
Field
Current Time – Information on the system time and date on the device. If the current time has not been acquired by the SNTP client on
the device or configured manually, this section shows the default time and date plus the time elapsed since the last system reset.
Time
Zone
Date
Time Source
Time Zone – This section contains information about the time zone and offset.
Zone
Offset
Summer Time – This section contains information on Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time).
Summer Time
Zone
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Time Zone Summary
Time Zone Summary Fields
Description
The current time on the system clock. This time is used to provide time stamps on log messages.
The acronym that represents the time zone.
The current date on the system.
The time source from which the time update is taken:
• SNTP The time has been acquired from an SNTP server.
• No Time Source The time has either been manually configured or not configured at all.
The acronym that represents the time zone.
The offset in hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
The summer time mode on the system:
• Disable Summer time is not active, and the time does not shift based on the time of year.
• Recurring Summer time occurs every year at the manually configured start and end dates and times.
• EU The system clock uses the standard recurring summer time settings for the European Union.
All fields on the page except Offset and Zone are automatically populated and are not editable.
• USA The system clock uses the standard recurring daylight saving time settings for the United
States. All fields on the page except Offset and Zone are automatically populated and are not editable.
• Non-Recurring Summer time settings are in effect only between the start date and end date of the
specified year. If this mode is selected, the summer time settings do not repeat on an annual basis.
The acronym that represents the time zone of the summer time.
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