Spectra T950 - Set the Date and Time

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Chapter 4 — Configuring the Library Configuring the Global System Settings

November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library

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Set the Date and Time

1. AccesstheSystemSetupscreen(seeAccessingtheSystemSetupScreen

onpage104).

2. ClickEditnexttoDate And Time intheOtherSettingspane.TheDate

andTimescreendisplaysshowingthemethodcurrentlyselectedfor

settingthedateandtime.

3. Selectthemethodyouwanttouseforsettingthedateandtime.

Note: Changingthemethodofsettingthelibrarytimeanddatefrom

Automatic Time and Date Settings (NTP)toManual Time and Date

Settings ortheotherwayaroundrequiresanLCMrebootto

enablethenewsetting.

If you select... Then...

Automatic Time

and Date Settings

(NTP)

Ifnotalreadydisplayed,theDateandTimescreenrefreshestoshowoptions

forconfiguringaNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)server.

1. EntertheNTP HostnamefortheNTPserveryouwanttouse.Donotinclude

!@#$^&*()>and<intheNTPhostname(forinformationaboutNTP,see



http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome).

2. SelecttheTime Zoneyouwanttouse(typicallytheonecorrespondingtothe

locationofthelibrary).

3. ClickSave.AssoonasyouclickSave,thelibraryrebootstostartusingthe

newsettings.

Notes:

 BecausetheNTPserverisaddressedusingahostnameinsteadofanIP

address,youmustconfigureatleastoneDNSserverbeforeyoucanuseNTP

(see

ConfigureNetworkSettingsonpage116).

 AfteryouconfigureNTP,itcantakeuptoanhourforthetimetosynchronize

withtheNTPserver.

Figure 64 Configure the settings for using NTP.

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