Time and date settings: Difference between revisions

From Scalelogic Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
migrate>Ad-B
m Ad-B moved page SetTime to Time and date
migrate>Ad-B
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
<p>
This function allows you to adjust NTP server settings.<br/>Please select an NTP server (Network Time Protocol: for more info please see:&nbsp;''www.ntp.org'').<br/>You may provide a fully qualified host name or an IP address. Select time zone suitable for your location.
With this function you can set the time and date:
 
</p>
With the&nbsp;'''Continuous adjusting using NTP'''&nbsp;option enabled your system time will be monitored and corrected if the difference between the local time and the server time changes. Enabling this option is especially recommended when using domains.
<dl>
<div class="noteheader" style="border-bottom-style: none; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Note</div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 20px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Time setting is very important for proper functioning of the server.<br/>The gateway and DNS network settings must be configured beforehand.</div>
<dt>
With this function you can set the time and date:
  Manual
 
</dt>
 
<dd>
 
  Type in the time and date using the following format:
 
  <em>
;'''Manual'''
  hh:mm:ss yyyy-mm-dd
:Type in the time and date using the following format: ''hh:mm:ss yyyy-mm-dd '' .&nbsp; Use military format, i.e., 00:00 to 23:59.
  </em>
;'''Use this PC time'''
  .  Use military format, i.e., 00:00 to 23:59.
:The time and date on the PC on which you&nbsp;have your&nbsp;web browser&nbsp;will be used.
</dd>
;'''NTP server'''
<dt>
:This will pick up the time and date from an NTP server.&nbsp; In this case please make sure you have Internet access and proper network setup, especially the gateway and DNS.&nbsp; You can check proper Internet access by using ping from the console tools. At the console, press '''Ctl-Alt-T ''' .&nbsp; Select ' '''Ping ''' '.
  Use this PC time
:To use this option you must set the correct NTP server in the '''Time zone settings ''' function.  
</dt>
 
<dd>
 
  The time and date on the PC on which you have your web browser will be used.
</dd>
<dt>
  NTP server
</dt>
<dd>
  This will pick up the time and date from an NTP server.  In this case please make sure you have Internet access and proper network setup, especially the gateway and DNS.  You can check proper Internet access by using ping from the console tools.
  <br/>
  At the console, press
  <strong>
  Ctl-Alt-T
  </strong>
  .  Select '
  <strong>
  Ping
  </strong>
  '.
</dd>
<dd>
  To use this option you must set the correct NTP server in the
  <strong>
  Time zone settings
  </strong>
  function.
</dd>
</dl>
<div class="noteheader">
<div class="noteheader">
  Note
  '''Note
</div>
'''
<div class="note">
</div><div class="note">
  Time setting is very important for proper functioning of the server.
  Time setting is very important for proper functioning of the server.
  <br/>
   
</div>
</div>

Revision as of 12:46, 30 May 2014

This function allows you to adjust NTP server settings.
Please select an NTP server (Network Time Protocol: for more info please see: www.ntp.org).
You may provide a fully qualified host name or an IP address. Select time zone suitable for your location.

With the Continuous adjusting using NTP option enabled your system time will be monitored and corrected if the difference between the local time and the server time changes. Enabling this option is especially recommended when using domains.

Note
Time setting is very important for proper functioning of the server.
The gateway and DNS network settings must be configured beforehand.

With this function you can set the time and date:



Manual
Type in the time and date using the following format: hh:mm:ss yyyy-mm-dd .  Use military format, i.e., 00:00 to 23:59.
Use this PC time
The time and date on the PC on which you have your web browser will be used.
NTP server
This will pick up the time and date from an NTP server.  In this case please make sure you have Internet access and proper network setup, especially the gateway and DNS.  You can check proper Internet access by using ping from the console tools. At the console, press Ctl-Alt-T .  Select ' Ping '.
To use this option you must set the correct NTP server in the Time zone settings function.


Note

Time setting is very important for proper functioning of the server.