Time & date configuration – Adder Technology AdderView CATx EPS-S8 User Manual
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Time & date configuration
This.page.allows.you.to.configure.all.aspects.relating.to.time.and.date.within.the.
AdderView.CATx.IP.unit.
Timezone specifier
Optionally.enter.a.recognised.timezone.specifier.related.to.the.current.position.
of.the.AdderView.CATx.IP.unit..When.an.NTP.server.is.used,.the.specifier.will.be.
used.to.provide.the.correct.real.time.
The.timezone.specifier.takes.the.following.form:.
.....
std.offset.dst.[offset],start[/time],end[/time]
The.
std
.and.
offset
.specify.the.standard.time.zone,.such.as.GMT.and.0,.or.CET.
and.-1,.or.EST.and.5,.respectively..
The.
dst
.string.and.
[offset]
.specify.the.name.and.offset.for.the.corresponding.
Daylight.Saving.Time.zone;.if.the.
offset
.is.omitted,.it.defaults.to.one.hour.ahead.
of.standard.time..
The.remainder.of.the.specification.describes.when.Daylight.Saving.Time.is.in.
effect..The.
start
.field.is.when.Daylight.Saving.Time.goes.into.effect.and.the.
end
.field.is.when.the.change.is.made.back.to.standard.time..The.most.common.
format.used.for.the.daylight.saving.time.is:.
M
m
.
w
.
d
.
Where:.
m specifies the
month.and.must.be.between.
1.and.12..The.day.
d
.
must.be.between.
0.(Sunday).and.6..The.week.
w
.must.be.between.
1.and.5;.
week.
1.is.the.first.week.in.which.day.
d
.occurs,.and.week.
5.specifies.the.
last
.
d
.
day.in.the.month..
The.
time
.fields.specify.when,.in.the.local.time.currently.in.effect,.the.change.to.
the.other.time.occurs..If.omitted,.the.default.is.
02:00:00..
Typical.examples.are:
UK:.. .
.
.
GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0/2
Central.Europe:...
.
CET-1CEST,M3.5.0/2,M10.5.0/3
US.Eastern:..
.
.
EST5EDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2
US.Pacific:..
.
.
PST5PDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2
For further details
•. For.details.of.timezone.specifier.formats,.please.refer.to:.
•. For.details.of.the.Network.Time.Protocol.(main.RFC.number:.1305;.the.SNTP.
subset.used.as.the.basis.for.the.AdderView.CATx.IP:.4330).
.
.
Time and Date
Use.the.arrow.buttons.to.set.the.correct.current.time.
Use NTP
When.this.option.is.selected,.the.AdderView.CATx.will.synchronise.its.internal.
clocks.using.information.from.the.(Network.Time.Protocol).server.listed.in.the.
NTP Server IP address.field..
NTP Server IP address
Optionally.enter.the.IP.address.for.a.known.Network.Time.Protocol.server...
Set Time from NTP Server
Click.to.immediately.use.the.time.and.date.information.from.the.listed.NTP.server..