Figure 331 – System Time Configuration - Time Server Synchronization
Item Notes Description
Synchronization
method
Time Server This setting determines the configuration settings
available.
Time Zone This item is Optional field.
GMT+00:00 is the default
setting.
Select a time zone, normally where the router is
located, from the drop down list.
Auto-
synchronization
Checked by default.
Auto is the default setting.
Check the  Enable button to activate the time
auto-synchronization function with a NTP server.
You can enter the IP or FQDN for the NTP server you
will use, or leave it as auto mode so that the
available server will be used for time
synchronization one by one.
Time Server
Daylight Saving Time This is an optional item.
Disabled by default.
Check the  Enable button to activate the daylight
saving function.
When you enable this function, you have to specify
the start date and end date for daylight saving time
in your region.
Synchronize
Immediately
Button Based on your selection of time zone and time
server above , when you click the Active button the
system will communicate with time server by NTP
Protocol to get system date and time.
Sync Result System generated and
button
When the Active button is clicked, the Time
Synchronization Results pane will display first the
progress of the synchronisation and then the server
and time of sync.
Click the Close button to hide the results details.
Save Button Click the Save button to save the settings.
Table 203 – System Time Configuration - Time Server Synchronization
7.2.3.2 Manual method
When the Manual Synchronization method is chosen the following configuration settings are available: