Western Telematic MPC-20VS16-3 - Manual (Page 41)

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Basic Configuration
• Time Zone: Sets the time zone, relative to Greenwich Mean Time. Note that the
Time Zone setting will function differently, depending upon whether or not the NTP
feature is enabled and properly configured. (Default = GMT (No DST).)
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NTP Enabled: The Time Zone setting is used to adjust the Greenwich Mean
Time value (received from the NTP server) in order to determine the precise local
time for the selected time zone.
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NTP Disabled: If NTP is disabled, or if the MPC is not able to access the NTP
server, then status screens and activity logs will list the selected Time Zone and
current Real Time Clock value, but will not apply the correction factor to the
displayed Real Time Clock value.
• NTP Enable: When enabled, the MPC will contact an NTP server (defined via the
NTP Address prompts) once a day, and update its clock based on the NTP server
time and selected Time Zone. (Default = Off.)
Notes:
• The MPC will also contact the NTP server and update the time whenever you
change NTP parameters.
• To cause MPC to immediately contact the NTP server at any time, make
certain that the NTP feature is enabled and configured, then type /F and
press [Enter]. When the System Parameters menu appears, press [Esc].
The MPC will save parameters and then attempt to contact the server, as
specified by currently defined NTP parameters.
• Primary NTP Address: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64
characters long) for the primary NTP server. (Default = undefined.)
Note: In order to use domain names for web addresses, DNS parameters must
first be defined as described in Section 5.9.5.
• Secondary NTP Address: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64
characters long) for the secondary, fallback NTP Server. (Default = undefined.)
Note: In order to use domain names for web addresses, DNS parameters must
be defined as described in Section 5.9.5.
• NTP Timeout: The amount of time in seconds, that will elapse between each
attempt to contact the NTP server. When the initial attempt is unsuccessful, the
MPC will retry the connection four times. If neither the primary nor secondary NTP
server responds, the MPC will wait 24 hours before attempting to contact the NTP
server again. (Default = 3 Seconds.)