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Chapter 11: System Management
11.3 Configure Date and Time
It is recommended that you set the local Date and Time in the Console Server as soon as it is configured. Features such as
Syslog and NFS logging use the system time for time-stamping log entries, while certificate generation depends on a correct
Timestamp
to check the validity period of the certificate.
• Select the
System: Date & Time
menu option
• Manually set the
Year, Month, Day, Hour
and
Minute
using the
Date
and
Time
selection boxes, then click
Set Time
The gateway can synchronize its system time with a remote time server using the Network Time Protocol (NTP). Configuring the
NTP time server ensures that the Console Server clock will be accurate soon after the Internet connection is established. Also
if NTP is not used, the system clock will be reset randomly every time the Console Server is powered up. To set the system
time using NTP:
• Select the
Enable NTP
checkbox on the
Network Time Protocol
page
• Enter the IP address of the remote
NTP Server
• If your external NTP server requires authentication, you need to specify the
NTP Authentication Key
and the
Key Index
to use when authenticating with the NTP server
• Click
Apply Settings
You must now also specify your local time zone so the system clock can show local time (and not UTP):
• Set your appropriate region/locality in the Time Zone selection box and click
Set Timezone
The
Time Zone
can also be set to
UCT (Coordinated Universal Time)
which replaced Greenwich Mean Time as the World
standard for time in 1986: