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System menu features
System Setup Menu
To synchronize a clock to UTM Firewall:
In Windows XP, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time tab.
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Enter the IP address of the UTM Firewall appliance as the Network Time Server.
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Click OK.
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In computers running Windows XP, the Date and Time Properties dialog box provides an Internet Time tab
wherein you can configure which NTP server Windows should use. This tab is not available if Windows is
connected to a domain controller, as Microsoft automatically configures the domain controller as the
Network Time Server.
computer connected to a domain controller, thus no Internet Time tab is available.
Figure 329 Windows XP Date and Time dialog box
Adding an NTP server
The UTM Firewall appliance can synchronize its system time with a remote time server using the network
time protocol (NTP). Adding an NTP server ensures the clock in the UTM Firewall appliance is accurate soon
after the Internet connection is established.
More than one NTP server can be added. The appliance considers the response from each server and uses
provisions in the network time protocol to determine the most accurate date and time.
When synchronizing with an NTP server, the date and time is displayed in UTC. To display local time, you
must set the Locality appropriately. For more information, see
From the System menu, click System Setup > Date and Time > NTP Time Server tab. The NTP Time
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Server page appears.
In the NTP Time Server pane, enter the address of the remote time host in the IP Address field.
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Select Server from the Type list.
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Click Add. The NTP server is displayed in the Host and Type list
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by clicking the delete icon next to the server name.
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Figure 329 shows the Date and Time Properties dialog box for a Windows XP
Setting locality.
(Figure 330). You can delete the server