Eaton Network-MS User Manual

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www.eaton.comNetworkManagement Card(Network-MS)User ManualNetwork Management Card – User Manual 34003991XT_EN/JC Page 68/1434.4.9 Date and timeClick on Date and Time in the menu.This menu enables initialisation of the date and time of the card in three different ways.The date format is always of year/month/day type• Set manually: Enables initialisation of the date and time of the card, with the values entered in the Dateand Time fields. This update is made after clicking on the Save button.Maximum drift is +/- 2 min./month• Accept automatic update from IPP or IPM: Enables initialisation of the date and time of the card, withthe values provide by the Intelligent Power Protector or the Intelligent Power Manager.• Synchronize with NTP server: Enables connection with a time server, either available on thecompany’s internal network or on the Web. This server communicates GMT time. The IP address orhostname of the time server must be entered, and the time zone of your geographic area must then beselected from the list. Connection is made with the server and the date and time are set after clicking onthe "Save" button. Time is updated every five hours, thus preventing any drift in the time. After twoattempts, if the NTP server is not accessible, the card resends periodic requests.The card uses the NTP protocol (UDP 123 port). The "firewall" must be configured to transmit queriesoutside the intranet. When ntp could not be contacted, an error message is issued at the top of the webpage.Daylight Savings Time: Enable the time adjustment for daylight saving time.