Verilink Access Manager 2000 (896-502037-001) Product Manual - Manual (Page 64)

Installing Access Manager
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Physical connections between the host PC and xxx.
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Your host PC must be running pcANYWHERE.
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You must be using the largest (-1000) Access Manager package.
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You must use the Access Manager menus to set up a utility.
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Your AUTOEXEC.BAT file must include the time zone variable,
TZ = xSTn. This must always accurately reflect the appropriate
standard time or daylight savings time.
Time Zone Setup for Accumaster
Since the alarms sent to Accumaster must be time-stamped and include
time zone, an environment variable (TZ) must be set up in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The following line should be added to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file prior to
any batch command that automatically starts Access Manager.
SET = xSTn
where x and n are filled in from Figur e2-3, Accumaster Time Zone
Chart”. For example, EST5 would be used in the Eastern Time Zone
when daylight savings time is not in effect.
Table 2-3 Accumaster Time Zone Chart
The time zone string (for example, PST) is not critical, as long as it is
three characters long. The number following the string is critical because
it represents the number of hours difference from Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT), which must be included in all alarm records sent to Accumaster.
Time Zone Standard Time
When/If Daylight Saving
Time is in Effect
Hawaii HST10 HST9
Alaska LST9 LST8
Pacific PST8 PST7
Mountain MST7 MST6
Central CST6 CST5
Eastern EST5 EST4
Atlantic AST4 AST3