Geist RCX Series v3 - Manual (Page 30)

GM1111 30 Revision Date 4/3/2014
Time and Date
The system clock is set on the Admin tab of the Configuration page. The unit comes
preconfigured with the IP addresses of two NIST time servers and is set to the Central Time
Zone (-0500 GMT). Should a local time server be preferred, select “NTP Server” from the “Set
Clock method” drop-down menu, enter its IP address into the “NTP primary server” box and
click “Save Changes”. Clearing the time server addresses and clicking “Save Changes” will set
the time servers back to the defaults. The unit attempts to contact the time servers during
boot up and periodically while running. Until a time server is contacted or the system clock is
manually set, all log time stamps will present time as the number of seconds since the unit was
powered up and graphs will not be shown.
The clock can also be setup to automatically change for Daylight Savings Time when needed.
When enabled, the user can select the dates and times for the clocks to adjust.
Note: Enabling automatic DST or setting the time zone offset forward and backward will cause a gap or
overwriting of logs.
Figure 31: Manual Time Settings
Figure 32: NTP Time Settings