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Cisco Clean Access Server Installation and Administration Guide
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Chapter 11 Administer the Clean Access Server
Synchronize System Clock
Synchronize System Clock
For logging purposes and other time-based tasks, the Clean Access Manager and Clean Access Servers
need to be correctly synchronized. The Time form lets you set the time on the Clean Access Server and
modify the time zone setting for the CAS operating system.
need to be correctly synchronized. The Time form lets you set the time on the Clean Access Server and
modify the time zone setting for the CAS operating system.
To view the current time:
1.
Go to Device Management > CCA Servers > Manage [CAS_IP] > Misc > Time.
2.
The system time for the Clean Access Manager appears in the Current Time field.
Figure 11-6
Time Form
There are two ways to adjust the system time —manually, by typing in the new time, or automatically,
by synchronizing from an external time server.
by synchronizing from an external time server.
To modify the system time:
1.
In the Time form of the Misc tab, either:
2.
Type the time in the Date & Time field and click Update Current Time. The time should be in the
form:
form:
mm/dd/yy hh:ss PM/AM
3.
Or, click the Sync Current Time button to have the time updated by the time servers listed in the
Time Servers field.
Time Servers field.
To modify the time server:
The default time server is the server managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), at time.nist.gov. To specify another time server:
(NIST), at time.nist.gov. To specify another time server:
1.
In the Time form of the Misc tab type the URL of the server in the Time Servers field. The server
should provide the time in NIST-standard format. Use a space to separate multiple servers.
should provide the time in NIST-standard format. Use a space to separate multiple servers.
2.
Click Update Current Time.
If more than one time server is listed, the CAM tries to contact the first server in the list when
synchronizing. If available, the time is updated from that server. If it is not available, the CAM tries the
next one, and so on, until a server is reached.
synchronizing. If available, the time is updated from that server. If it is not available, the CAM tries the
next one, and so on, until a server is reached.
To change the time zone of the server system time:
1.
In the Time form of the Misc tab, choose the new time zone from the Time Zone dropdown menu.