Setting the System Time and Date. ADTRAN 7100, IP 601, NetVanta 7100

Configuring the System NetVanta 7100 Administrator’s Guide

Setting the System Time and Date

Configurable menu items such as System Time and System Date are indicated by underlined text . Select these items to make changes or updates to the system’s configuration. The items in black text are read-only status fields and can not be configured through this menu. You can also enter a time zone and the address of a server for network time synchronization on this screen.

1. Navigate to the System > System Summary menu (the system’s main menu).

2. Select the System Time or System Date link to access the Set Time and Date configuration menu.

Select System Time or System Date to set the time and date.

Figure 37. System Summary Menu

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3. From the Set Time and Date menu, set the current time and date.

Settings

Time

Date

Auto-Correct DST

Time Zone

NTP Time Server

NTP Host

NTP Server Version

NTP Wait Time

NTP Retry Timeout

Send Unsynced

Figure 38. Set Time and Date Menu

Table 8. Set Time and Date Menu

Descriptions and Options

Specifies the system time (hh:mm AM/PM).

Specifies the system current date (month/day/year).

Enables or disables automatic daylight savings time adjustment.

Specifies the system’s time zone.

Enables or disables the NTP time server.

Enter an IP address or hostname for the NTP server. Spaces are not allowed in the hostname or IP address.

Specifies which NTP server version is used (1 to 3).

Specifies the number of seconds to wait between NTP updates (10 to

4,294,967,294).

Specifies the number of seconds to wait for NTP response before retrying (3 to

4,294,967,294).

Specifies transmitting the internal system clock when unsynchronized or the

NTP Host is not configured. This allows you to manually set and send the

Time from the system.

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