CANOGA PERKINS 9145 Network Interface Device - Manual (Page 40)

9145 Network Interface Device 3-20
Manage the Date and Time
An accurate date and time in the 9145 assures accuracy for events listed in the System Log and
for traps and alarms sent to the system administrator. You can choose either of two methods
for setting the date and time, depending on your access to an external network and your need
for accuracy.
• For accuracy within a large network, you can set up the 9145 to synchronize the system
date and time to an SNTP server. When the 9145 contacts the SNTP server to
synchronize the time, the event appears in the System Log, whether or not the SNTP
server responds.
• If you choose to not use SNTP to maintain the date and time, or do not have access to
the Internet or a SNTP server, you can manually set the date and time on the 9145.
To set up synchronization with SNTP, follow these steps:
1. At the System Configuration Menu, type [ 7 ], "SNTP Client Configuration" and press
<Enter>.
2. At the SNTP Client Configuration screen, type the number for a parameter and press
<Enter>, then follow the prompts on the screen.
• Sntp Client UTP Offset (hours):
Set the difference, in hours, between this 9145 and Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC), which is similar to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT); Range is -12 to 12
• Sntp Client Observe DST:
Enables/Disables Daylight Savings Time (Summer Time) and the date and time it
starts and ends.
• Sntp Client Sync Interval (minutes):
Set how often, in minutes, that the 9145 tries to synchronize its time to the SNTP
server; Range is 0 (attempt to synchronize at bootup, only) to 1440 (once daily)
Canoga Perkins Corp. Ethernet Network Interface Device 29-Nov-2006
Model 9145-5 V05.00 F96 9145 D 11:50:47
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1. Sntp Client UTC Offset (hours) : -8
2. Sntp Client Observe DST : Enabled
Sntp Client DST Starts At : 02/04/2006 00:00
Sntp Client DST Ends at : 29/10/2006 00:00
3. Sntp Client Sync Interval (minutes): 360
4. Sntp Server IP Address : 18.26.4.105
Sntp Server Retries : 3
Sntp Server Timeout (seconds) : 5
Sntp Server Priority : 1
5. Sntp Server IP Address : 0.0.0.0
Sntp Server Retries : 3
Sntp Server Timeout (seconds) : 5
Sntp Server Priority : 1
Select [1-5]:
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