Netgear FVS318N User Manual

Configure Date and Time Service

Configure date, time, and NTP server designations on the System Date & Time screen. 
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that is used to synchronize computer clock times 
in a network of computers. Setting the correct system time and time zone ensures that the 
date and time recorded in the wireless VPN firewall logs and reports are accurate.

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Select Administration > Time Zone. The Time Zone screen displays:

The bottom of the screen display the current weekday, date, time, time zone, and year (in 
the example in the previous figure: Current Time: Tue Mar 6 22:48:17 GMT-0800 2012).

Enter the settings as explained in the following table:

Date/Time

From the drop-down list, select the local time zone in which the wireless VPN 
firewall operates. The correct time zone is required in order for scheduling to 
work correctly.

Automatically Adjust for 
Daylight Savings Time

If daylight saving time is supported in your region, select the Automatically 
Adjust for Daylight Savings Time check box. By default, the check box is 
disabled.

Force IPv6 address 
resolution for servers

Select this check box to force the use of IPv6 addresses and FQDN (domain 
name) resolution in the Server 1 Name / IP Address and Server 2 Name / IP 
Address fields when you have selected the Use Custom NTP Servers radio 
button.