User guide

Chapter 9: Administration Menu and Forms 87
Time/Date
Selecting Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode displays the form shown in the
following figure.
Figure 9.1: Expert - Administration - Time/Date
You can use the Time/Date form in Expert mode to set the console server’s time and date by
manually entering the time and date information in the form or setting it up to acquire time and date
information from the NTP server, which synchronizes the console server’s system clock with any
of several NTP servers available on the Internet.
To set the time and date manually:
1. Go to Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode. The Time/Date form displays.
2. Select a time zone from the Timezone pull-down list.
3. If necessary, select Disable from the Network Time Protocol pull-down. NTP is disabled
by default.
4. Type the date and time in the fields provided.
5. Click apply changes.
To configure time and date using an NTP server:
NTP is disabled by default.
1. Go to Administration - Time/Date in Expert mode. The Time/Date form displays.
2. Select a time zone from the Timezone pull-down list.
3. Select Enable from the Network Time Protocol pull-down menu. When NTP is enabled, the
following form is displayed.