User's Guide

Chapter 7: System
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The following table describes the labels on this screen.
Table 22 System > Time Setting
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Current Date (in orange) This field displays the date used by ZoneDAS, in large, orange numbers.
Current Time (in orange)
To the right of the Current Date, this field displays the time that ZoneDAS uses, in
large, orange numbers. This display uses the 24-hour format.
New Date
Enter the desired system date in this field.
New Time Enter the desired system time in this field, in 24-hour format.
Set
Click Set once the desired system date and time have been entered.
Copy from PC
Set the ZoneDAS system time using the connected console’s date, time, and time
zone settings.
New Time Zone
Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your
time zone and the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is effectively the same
as the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
SNTP Time Server
Select this check box to have ZoneDAS synchronize its system time with a predefined
SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) server. To make this work, ZoneDAS must have
direct Internet access through its MGMT port. Typically, this means the CAT5 cable
from MGMT must plug directly into an Internet access point.
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the above-mentioned time server.
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving is a period from late spring to early fall when many countries set their
clocks ahead of normal local time by one hour to give more daytime light in the
evening.
Click Enable to have the system use Daylight Savings Time.
Start Time
Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time starts if you selected
Daylight Saving Time. The at field uses the 24 hour format. Here are a couple of
examples:
In most parts of the United States, Daylight Saving Time starts on the second Sunday
of March. Each time zone in the United States goes into Daylight Saving Time at 2
A.M. local time. Therefore, in the United States you would select Second, Sunday,
March and select 2:00 in the at field.
In the European Union, Daylight Saving Time starts on the last Sunday of March. All
time zones in the European Union start using Daylight Savings Time at the same
moment (1:00 A.M. GMT or UTC). Therefore, in the European Union you would select
Last, Sunday, March. The time you select in the at field depends on your time zone. In
Germany for instance, you would select 2:00 because Germany's time zone is one
hour ahead of GMT or UTC (GMT+1).
End Time
Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time ends if you selected
Daylight
Saving Time. The at field uses the 24 hour format. Here are a couple of examples:
In the United States, Daylight Savings Time ends on the first Sunday of November.
Each time zone in the United States stops using Daylight Savings Time at 2 A.M. local
time, so in the United States you would select First, Sunday, November and select 2:00
in the at field.
In the European Union, Daylight Savings Time ends on
the last Sunday of October. All
time zones in the European Union stop using Daylight Savings Time at the same
moment (1 A.M. GMT or UTC). Therefore, in the European Union you would select
Last, Sunday, October. The time you’d select in the at field depends on your time
zone. In Germany for instance, you would select 2:00 because Germany's time zone
is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC (GMT+1).
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes to the BU’s run-time memory. The BU, by default,
does not keep each session's changes, so use the Save button on the title bar to
save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to remove all changes made since last clicking
Apply
and reconfigure
the screen afresh.