User`s manual

FlexWATCH User Manual Part 3
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2. If Service is selected as Enable, FlexWATCH® server will synchronize its time with acquiring
time from Time Server when booting. Please enter the address of a Time Server in NTP
Server address field.
3. If you want to set FlexWATCH® server time manually with acquiring time from Time Server,
please click ‘Get NTP Server time’. You can check out the changed time in Date & Time
menu in System Information group.
4. Click Apply button to save new setting values.
5. If NTP service is enabled, FlexWATCH® server time will be synchronized with time from NTP
Server once a day.
3.9.2. FlexWATCH® Server Time
In general, most cases of OS, when booting, its time needs to be set. So does Linux. There are two
ways of getting current time. First one is by system’s RTC and the other one is by Time Server via network.
RTC time itself has some inaccuracy, meaning that as time goes by, the inaccuracy will be bigger.
However, acquiring time from Time Server is more accurate than RTC time even though there may be some
inaccuracy due to network latency. FlexWATCH® server provides you with these two ways of setting its time.
3.9.2.1. Daylight Saving Time
If you use FlexWATCH® Server in a country where Daylight Saving time applies, please select
Change Time Zone and change the time zone to that area. Then