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3. Enter a name in the Timezone Name Field and an acronym in the Standard Time Acronym
field.
4. Enter the offset from GMT in the GMT off field. Enter any offset that is west of GMT as a
negative number.
5. Click OK.
6. Click apply changes.
To use the custom option to set daylight savings time [Expert]:
1. Select Expert - Administration - Time/Date. The Time/Date screen appears.
2. Click Edit Custom. The Timezone Configuration dialog box appears.
3. Select the Enable daylight saving time checkbox. Additional fields appear on the dialog box.
4. Enter a daylight savings time (DST) acronym in the DST Acronym field.
5. Enter the number of hours and minutes (
HH:MM format) in the Save time field.
6. Enter the date (month, day, day of the week) and time (hours:minutes) in both the DST start
and DST end fields.
7. Click OK to update the Time/Date settings and return to the main Time/Date screen.
8. Click apply changes.
Expert - Administration - Boot Configuration
An administrator can select Expert - Administration - Boot Configuration to define the location
from which the console server loads the operating system. The console server can boot either from
its internal firmware or from the network. By default, the ACS console server boots from Flash
memory.
To enable the console server to boot from the network, make sure the following prerequisites are
met:
• A TFTP or BootP server must be available on the network
• An upgraded console server boot image file must be downloaded from Avocent and made
available on the TFTP or BootP server
• The ACS console server must be configured with a fixed IP address
• The boot filename and the IP address of the TFTP or BootP server is known
Table 10.6: Expert - Administration - Boot Configuration Screen Fields
Field Name Definition
IP Address assigned to
Ethernet
A fixed IP address or a DHCP assigned IP address configured for the console
server.
Watchdog Timer If the watchdog timer is active, the console server reboots if the software crashes.
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