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Pearl-2 User Guide Configure date and time
4. Select Enable time synchronization and choose the time synchronization protocol from the
Protocols drop down.
a. If NTP is selected, enter the IP address or server name for the NTP server in the Server IP
Address field.
b. If RDATE is selected, enter the IP address or server name for the RDATE server in the Server IP
Address field and select an Update interval.
c. If PTP v1 is selected, choose a multicast address for the PTP v1 server from the PTPdomain
field.
Table 25 PTP multicast addresses
PTP Domain Description
Default PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.129
Alternative 1 PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.130
Alternative 2 PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.131
Alternative 3 PTPat multicast address 224.0.1.132
5. Click Apply.
Manually set the date, time, and zone
Pearl-2 uses NTP for time synchronization by default. However, you can manually set the date and time for
Pearl-2 using the Admin panel. You can also set the time zone. Pearl-2 uses the Eastern (Canada) time zone by
default.
To manually set the date, time, and zone:
1. Login to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
2. From the Configuration menu, click Date and Time. The Date and Time configuration page opens.
3. Enter the current date in the Date field using the format yyyy-mm-dd and enter the current time in the
Time field using the format hh:mm:ss.
4. Select a time zone from the Time Zone field.
5. Click Apply.
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