ZyXEL Communications 3.1 User Manual

Chapter 37 System

ZyWALL (ZLD) CLI Reference Guide

The following table describes the commands available for date and time setup.

 

You must use the 

configure terminal

 command to enter the configuration mode before you can use these 

commands.

 

This section shows you how to set the console port speed when you connect to the ZyWALL via the 
console port using a terminal emulation program. The following table describes the console port 
commands.

 

You must use the 

configure terminal

 command to enter the configuration mode 

before you can use these commands.

 

Command Summary: Date/Time

clock date yyyy-mm-dd time hh:mm:ss

Sets the new date in year, month and day format 
manually and the new time in hour, minute and second 
format.

[no] clock daylight-saving

Enables daylight saving. The 

no

 command disables 

daylight saving.

[no] clock saving-interval begin 

{apr|aug|dec|feb|jan|jul|jun|mar|may|nov|oct|sep} 

{1|2|3|4|last} {fri|mon|sat|sun|thu|tue|wed} hh:mm 

end {apr|aug|dec|feb|jan|jul|jun|mar|may|nov|oct|sep} 

{1|2|3|4|last} {fri|mon|sat|sun|thu|tue|wed} hh:mm 

offset

Configures the day and time when Daylight Saving Time 
starts and ends. The 

no

 command removes the day and 

time when Daylight Saving Time starts and ends.

offset: a number from 1 to 5.5 (by 0.5 increments)

clock time hh:mm:ss

Sets the new time in hour, minute and second format.

[no] clock time-zone {-|+hh}

Sets your time zone. The 

no

 command removes time 

zone settings.

[no] ntp

Saves your date and time and time zone settings and 
updates the data and time every 24 hours. The 

no

 

command stops updating the data and time every 24 
hours.

[no] ntp server {fqdn|w.x.y.z}

Sets the IP address or URL of your NTP time server. The 

no

 command removes time server information.

ntp sync

Gets the time and date from a NTP time server.

show clock date

Displays the current date of your ZyWALL.

show clock status

Displays your time zone and daylight saving settings.

show clock time

Displays the current time of your ZyWALL.

show ntp server

Displays time server settings.

Command Summary: Console Port Speed

[no] console baud baud_rate

Sets the speed of the console port. The no command resets the console port 
speed to the default (115200).

: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 or 115200.

show console

Displays console port speed.