Installation and Operation Guide

1-2 TS-3000i Web Clock Installation & Operation Guide
The TS-3000i Web Clock utilizes Zero Configuration Networking
(Zeroconf), a set of techniques that will automatically create a usable
network IP address without configuration or special services. This allows
users to connect TS-3000i’s together and expect them to work
automatically. Without Zeroconf, a user must either set up special
services, like Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain
Name System (DNS), or set up each device’s network settings manually.
This may be challenging for non-technical or novice users.
The TS-3000i Web clock can be synchronized from a National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) NTP (Network Time Protocol) time
server, or internal time server via Ethernet
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connection (see Figure 1-1).
The Amano Time Validation System (ATVS) time synchronization
software works in conjunction with one or many Amano TS-3000i Web
clocks, Amano PIX-3000xN and PIX-3000xNT time clocks (see Chapter
6: TS-3000i and ATVS Software). All communication with the TS-3000i
clock is via a network TCP/IP connection. The TS-3000i Web clock auto
discovery and configuration can be accomplished via simple instructions
(see Chapter 3: Quick Start).
End-users may never need to change the configuration settings after the
initial configuration setup. However, it is recommended that all
configuration settings should be recorded in the event that the setup
needs to be repeated in the future.
Figure 1-1: TS-3000i Web Clock Time Synchronization