Setting the system's time and providing a time service
Procedure
- On the SYSTEM menu, under the Preferences submenu, click Time.
- To set the time and date, set the time and date either:
- Use a time zone:
- Under the Time zone section, from the Time zone list, select the appropriate time zone.
- Set it manually:
- Under the Time and date section, select Set and set the time and date.
- Retrieve the time from time servers:
- Under the Network time retrieval section, select Enabled and select the time retrieval frequency from the Interval list that you want.
- To make sure that the time is written back to the Smoothwall hardware clock (the Real-Time Clock (RTC), select Save time to RTC.
- To set the time as the average time retrieved from five random time servers, under the Network time servers section, select the Multiple random public servers option.
- To use a public time server to set the time, under the Network time servers section, select the Selected single public server option and select one from the list.
- To use a specific local or external time server, under the Network time servers section, select the User defined single public or local server option and enter the address of the time server.
- To use the Smoothwall to provide a time service to synchronize the system clocks of local network hosts:
- Under the Network time service interfaces section, select the relevant interface that other network hosts connect to for time services.
- Click Save.