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Note

eHealth and Captive Portal bundles install more advanced web server, which can be installed from its ownlighttpd

software package also.

4.5 System time

Access Device has Real Time Clock (RTC) which is backed up with a battery so it runs even when device is

powered down. Access Device is also keeping the system time in sync with Internet time servers.

4.5.1 Real time clock (RTC)

The system clock is read from the battery operated real time clock during boot. The system time is automatically

written to the real time clock when the system is rebooted using the command. This can also be donereboot

using the command. Give command for more information about the hwclock --systohc --utc hwclock --help

utility.hwclock

Tip

Easiest way to set correct time is to use application or its WWW interface by navigating to setup Setup Network settings

. It will also save the time to the battery operated real time clock.Update current time now by NTP

4.5.2 Network time

The service uses the standard Network Time Protocol (NTP) to keep Access Device system timentpd

automatically in sync using a random selection of eight public stratum 2 (NTP secondary) time servers. You can

configure the NTP server to retrieve the correct time from a single time server by using the setup application or

its WWW interface, at . The service is alsoSetup Network Settings Update current time now by NTP

configured to answer NTP requests from other devices.

The NTP server configuration can also be altered by editing its configuration file ./etc/ntpd.conf

Tip

Access Device can provide RFC 868 time service with daemon. You need to enable daemon at inetd inetd WWW Setup

and enable the time service by editing its configuration file .Applications Default startup applications /etc/inetd.conf

4.5.3 Time zones

The default time zone in Access Server and Access Point is UTC. You can change it by installing correct

management packet, available from or Bluegigatzdata*wpk http://update.bluegiga.com/as/4.3/timezone/

Software Development Kit DVD-ROM. eHealth software bundle contains improved WWW interface to select

correct time zone.

4.6 Using remote file shares

4.6.1 Using NFS mount

First, create a mountpoint with command . To use the NFS mount, issue a command such as mkdir -p /mnt/nfs

. After this, you can access the share in directory mount -o nolock <ipaddr-of-server>:/sharename /mnt/nfs

./mnt/nfs

When the share is not needed, unmount it with command umount /mnt/nfs