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Synchronizing the Time
The MV time can be synchronized to the time on an SNTP server. You can also configure
the MV to run as an SNTP server.
Configuring the SNTP Client
You can configure the SNTP client to synchronize the MV time to an SNTP server.
◊ Press MENU and then select Menu tab > Basic setting mode > Menu tab >
Communication (Ethernet) > SNTP client
• Use/Not
To use the SNTP client function, select Use. Otherwise, select Not. If you select Use,
the SNTP client parameters appear.
• Server name
Enter the SNTP server name using up to 64 alphanumeric characters.
• If you are using the DNS, you can set the host name for the server name. For DNS
settings, see section 2.2.
• You can also set the IP address. In this case, the DNS is not required.
• Port number
Enter the SNTP server port number in the range of 1 to 65535. The default value is
123.
• Access interval
Set the time interval for synchronizing the time with the server to Off, 1, 8, 12, or 24h.
If you select Off, you can synchronize the time using the soft keys. The time is not
synchronized if the time difference between the MV and the server is greater than or
equal to 10 minutes.
• Access reference time
Set the reference time for making queries.
• Access timeout
Set the time that the MV will wait for a response from the SNTP server after making a
query to 10, 30, 90 s.
• Time adjust on Start action
Select On to synchronize the time with an SNTP server when memory start is
executed. Otherwise, select Off.
Manually Synchronizing the Time
You can synchronize the time at any time using the FUNC key. The SNTP client setting
must be enabled.
◊ Press FUNC > SNTP