Black Box ASTCKEY - Manual (Page 5)

Chapter 1: Introduction
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1. Auto-Sync Time Clock
1.1. How This Manual is Organized
The installation, setup and operation procedures in this manual are provided for
user assistance.
Chapter 1 provides general information with a brief overview of features, and
benefits.
Chapter 2: provides an overview of system components with step-by-step
procedures for installing your Auto-Sync Time Clock.
Chapter 3 provides step-by-step procedures for quick startup using a Web
browser.
Chapter 4 provides detailed step-by-step procedures for operation of the Auto-
Sync Time Clock using a Web browser.
Chapter 5 provides installation information and how to use the Auto-Sync Utility
for discovering and connecting to your clock.
Chapter 6 provides a description of how to use the clock diagnostics, basic
maintenance procedures and error code analysis.
Chapter 7 provides a description of Wide Area Network service discovery
information.
Chapter 8 provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Auto-Sync Time
Clock.
Appendix provides a character table for guidance in selecting print characters,
default NIST information and a glossary of used terms.
1.2. General Information
The Auto-Sync Time clock is a system with a web interface which provides users an
accurate time stamp. This clock will run on its own using elaborate scheduling time
synchronization with a backup system that can send alerts (SNMP traps & e-mail
notification) plus reports to designated recipients on time sync events for potential
audit.
The Auto-Sync Time Clock utilizes Zero Configuration Networking (Zeroconf), a
set of techniques that will automatically create a usable network IP address without
configuration or special services. This allows users to connect Auto-Sync Time
Clock’s together and expect them to work automatically. Without Zeroconf, a user
must either set up special services, like Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS), or set up each device’s network settings
manually. This may be challenging for non-technical or novice users.