System Time
Configuring System Time
Cisco Small Business 200 1. 1 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
Clock Source Settings—Select the source used to set the system clock.
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Main Clock Source (SNTP Servers)—The system time is obtained from an
SNTP server. To use this feature, you must also add an SNTP server or
enable SNTP Broadcast mode by using the
enforce authentication of the SNTP sessions by using the
Authentication
layer 3 mode.
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Alternate Clock Source (PC via active HTTP/HTTPS sessions)—Select to
set the date and time from the configuring computer using the HTTP
protocol.
If Alternate Clock Source is selected, the time will be taken from the
NOTE
PC running the GUI. Each time you log into the GUI, the time is taken from your
PC.
Manual Settings—Set the date and time manually. The local time is used when
there is no alternate source of time, such as an SNTP server:.
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Date—Enter the system date.
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Local Time—Enter the system time.
Time Zone Settings—The local time is used via DHCP or Time Zone offset.
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Get time zone from DHCP—Select to enable dynamic configuration of the
time zone and the DST from the DHCP server. Whether one or both of these
parameters can be configured depends on the information found in the
DHCP packet. If this option is enabled, you must also enable DHCP client on
the switch. To do this, set the IP Address Type to Dynamic in the IPv4
Interface page.
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Time Zone Offset—Select the difference in hours between Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) and the local time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for
Paris is GMT +1, while the Time Zone Offset for New York is GMT – 5.
Daylight Savings Settings—Select how DST is defined:
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Daylight Savings—Check to enable daylight Savings Time.
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Time Zone Offset—Enter the number of minutes offset from GMT ranging
from 1—1440. The default is 60.
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Daylight Savings Type—Click one of the following:
USA
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—DST will be set according to the dates used in the USA
page. This feature does not function when the switch is in
SNTP Settings
page. Optionally,
SNTP
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