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Pearl-2 User Guide                                      Configure date and time
4.  Select Enable time synchronization and choose the time synchronization protocol from the 
Protocols drop down.
a.  If NTP is selected, enter the IP address or server name for the NTP server in the Server IP 
Address field.
b.  If RDATE is selected, enter the IP address or server name for the RDATE server in the Server IP 
Address field and select an Update interval. 
c.  If PTP v1 is selected, choose a multicast address for the PTP v1 server from the PTPdomain 
field.
Table 25 PTP multicast addresses
PTP Domain Description
Default PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.129
Alternative 1 PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.130
Alternative 2 PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.131
Alternative 3 PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.132
5.  Click Apply.
Manually set the date, time, and zone
Pearl-2 uses NTP for time synchronization by default. However, you can manually set the date and time for 
Pearl-2 using the Admin panel. You can also set the time zone. Pearl-2 uses the Eastern (Canada) time zone by 
default. 
To manually set the date, time, and zone:
1.  Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2.  From the Configuration menu, click Date and Time. The Date and Time configuration page opens.
3.  Enter the current date in the Date field using the format yyyy-mm-dd and enter the current time in the 
Time field using the format hh:mm:ss.
4.  Select a time zone from the Time Zone field.
5.  Click Apply.
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