Cisco Cisco AP541N Wireless Access Point Maintenance Manual

Enabling the Network Time Protocol

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Cisco AP541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Quick Start Guide

System Time

Shows the current system time. 

Set System Time

To permit the AP to poll an NTP server, click Using 
Network Time Protocol (NTP).

To set the system time manually, click Manually.

NTP Server

This field appears when you select Using Network 
Time Protocol (NTP) in the Set System Time field. 

If using NTP, specify the server by host name or IP 
address. 

Using the IP address is not recommended as the IP 
address is more likely to change.

Time Zone

Select the international time zone in which the AP is 
operating, for example USA (Eastern).

System Date

This field appears when you select Manually in the 
Set System Time field. Use the System Date list to 
select month, day, and year.

System Time (24 HR)

This field appears when you select Manually in the 
Set System Time field. Use the System Time list to 
select hours and minutes. All times are relative to the 
local time zone.