Alcatel-Lucent ls 6248 User Guide
Configuring System Time
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• Switzerland — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
• Syria — From March 31 until October 30.
• Taiwan — Taiwan does not use Daylight Saving Time.
• Turkey — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of October.
• United Kingdom — From the last weekend of March until the last weekend of
October.
• United States of America — From the first Sunday in April at 02:00 to the last
Sunday in October at 02:00.
Command Attributes
• Clock Source — The source used to set the system clock. The possible field
values are:
• None — Indicates that a clock source is not used. The clock is set locally.
• SNTP — Indicates that the system time is set via an SNTP server.
• Date — The system date. The field format is Day/Month/Year. For example: 04/
May/50 (May 4, 2050).
• Local Time — The system time. The field format is HH:MM:SS. For example:
21:15:03.
• Time Zone Offset — The difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and
local time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for Paris is GMT +1, while the Time
Zone Offset for New York is GMT –5.
Zone Offset for New York is GMT –5.
• Daylight Savings — Enables automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST) on the
device based on the device’s location. There are two types of daylight settings,
either by a specific date in a particular year or a recurring setting irrespective of the
year. For a specific setting in a particular year complete the Daylight Savings area,
and for a recurring setting, complete the Recurring area. The possible field values
are:
either by a specific date in a particular year or a recurring setting irrespective of the
year. For a specific setting in a particular year complete the Daylight Savings area,
and for a recurring setting, complete the Recurring area. The possible field values
are:
• USA — Enables switching to DST at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April, and
reverts to standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.
• European — Enables switching to DST at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in March
and reverts to standard time at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in October. The
European option applies to EU members, and other European countries using
the EU standard.
European option applies to EU members, and other European countries using
the EU standard.
• Other — Indicates the DST definitions are user-defined based on the device
locality. If Other is selected, the From and To fields must be defined.
• Time Set Offset (1-1440) — Used for non-USA and European countries to set the
amount of time for DST (in minutes). The default time is 60 minutes.
• From — Indicates the time that DST begins in countries other than the USA and
Europe, in the format Day/Month/Year in one field and HH:MM in another. For
example, if DST begins on October 25, 2007 at 5:00 am, the two fields should be
set to 25/Oct/07 and 05:00. The possible field values are:
example, if DST begins on October 25, 2007 at 5:00 am, the two fields should be
set to 25/Oct/07 and 05:00. The possible field values are:
• Date — The date on which DST begins. The possible field range is 1-31.
• Month — The month of the year in which DST begins. The possible field range
is Jan-Dec.