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Parameter Description
Clock Source: Select what clock source the switch will use for its time configuration. Use
Local Settings allows you to manually set the time, or use NTP Server to
allow the switch to sync it’s time with an external NTP time server.
Local Time: Displays the current time when using NTP Server, or is used to set the time
when using Local Settings.
Time Zone Offset: Provide the time zone offset relative to UTC/GMT. The offset is given in
minutes east of GMT. The valid range is from -720 to 720 minutes. E.g. +10
will be 600 minutes.
Daylight Savings: Daylight saving is adopted in some countries. If set, it will adjust the time by
adding or removing time in unit of hours, according to the starting date and
the ending date. For example, if you set the day light saving to be 1 hour.
When the time passes over the starting time, the system time will be
increased by one hour. When the time passes over the ending time, the
system time will be decreased by one hour.
If the Time Set Offset value is set to 0, no changes to the time will be made,
nor will you have to set a start and end date. If you do add a valid value then
you will need to configure your start and end dates for daylights savings in
your particular area.
Time Set Offset: Enter the Daylight Savings time offset for your region. The offset is given in
minutes east of standard GMT. The valid range is 1 to 1440 minutes. Default
is 60 minutes.
Daylight Savings Type: Here you can select whether you want to set your daylight saving “By Dates”
or by “Recurring”. If you set “By Dates” this will need to be changed each
year, if you select “Recurring” then this will only need to be setup once.
From: Used to configure the Daylight Savings start date and time. Format is YYYY-
MM-DD HH:MM.
To: Used to configure the Daylight Savings end date and time. Format is YYYY-
MM-DD HH:MM.