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6.10 SNTP Configuration

SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is a simplified version of NTP which is an Internet

protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to a time reference. Because time

usually just advances, the time on different node stations will be different. With the

communicating programs running on those devices, it would cause time to jump forward

and back, a non-desirable effect. Therefore, the switch provides comprehensive mechanisms

to access national time and frequency dissemination services, organize the time-

synchronization subnet and the local clock in each participating subnet peer.

Daylight saving time (DST) is the convention of advancing clocks so that afternoons have

more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near

the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.

 SNTP Client: Enable/disable SNTP function to get the time from the SNTP server.

 Daylight Saving Time: This is used as a control switch to enable/disable daylight

saving period and daylight saving offset. Users can configure Daylight Saving Period

and Daylight Saving Offset in a certain period time and offset time while there is no

need to enable daylight saving function. Afterwards, users can just set this item as

enable without assigning a Daylight Saving Period and Daylight Saving Offset again.

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