Time – Amer Networks SS2GD8I User Manual

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Default gateway: Allows you to manually set the IP address for your network gateway, which is typically
a router or bridge to the internet or other subnet. All packets which are addressed to a device that is not in
the switch’s routing table will be sent to the default gateway. Default: 192.168.1.254

DNS: The Domain Name Server used to serve the translation between IP addresses and domain names.
If set to “Manual”, it must be entered manually by the user. If set to “Dynamic”, it will take the DNS server
given by the DHCP server. DHCP Setting must be set to “Enable” for this to work. Default: 0.0.0.0

3.1.3 Time

The Time page under the System menu (Figure 3-5) allows you to set the system time for the switch. The
time can either be set manually or by using an NTP (network time protocol) server which are freely
available on the internet.

Figure 3-5: System Time Page

NTP is a standard protocol used to synchronize system clocks over a network or the internet. The switch
includes four common NTP server IP addresses which you can choose from, or you can enter your own.
The time zone is Greenwich-centered which uses the expression form of GMT+/- xx hours.

Current Time: Shows the current time of the switch.

Manual: Allows you to manually set the time on the switch. Enter the desired parameters and click
“Apply” to set the time. There is no time zone setting in Manual mode.

NTP: Allows you to select an NTP server for the switch to use to obtain its system time. You will also need
to select your time zone to get the correct time from the server. The switch will synchronize the time
shortly after pressing “Apply”. The switch supports time zones from -12 to +13 in 1 hour increments.

Daylight Saving: Allows you to set the daylight saving time settings for your region. If this is set, the time
will be changed by a certain amount on the start date, and will be change back on the end date. Typically,
the amount of change would be +1 (turn the clock ahead), and it will start in the Spring and end in the