User guide

Synchronising the PC Clock206
Configuring the PC Software
Synchronising the PC Clock
With the network service SNTP (simple network time protocol) it is
possible to synchronise the internal clock of a workstation compu-
ter with the time of the Forum 523/524.
Requirements
You must enter the time zone so that the Forum 523/524 can cal-
culate the time of the internal clock back to the GMT (Greenwich
Mean Time) required for SNTP:
1. Go to the Configurator, System: Common menu. Click on
Change.
2. Enter the Time zone for which the time of the Forum 523/524
applies and whether summer time is allowed for. Confirm this
with Apply.
Configuring SNTP
For various operating systems, you can use one of the numerous
SNTP programmes offered for downloading on the Internet. Con-
figure the Forum 523/524 as an SNTP server for such pro-
grammes.
Please note: In a Windows domain network, the PDC server (pri-
mary domain controller) should automatically assume the function
of the timer.
SNTP with Windows XP
Here you configure the SNTP server by double-clicking on the time
in the Start bar. Enter the Forum 523/524 as the Server in the
Internet time tab.