Date and time

Date and time is where you set the device’s date and time, its time zone, and NTP (Network Time Protocol) synchronization.

Date and time settings

Setting the date and time manually

  1. Clear Automatic configuration via NTP.

    The Local date and time field appears, in MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm aa format.

  2. Enter the date and time directly, or click the picker button next to the field to open the date and time picker.

The change takes effect immediately.

Using the date and time picker

The picker shows a calendar for the current month, with the currently set date highlighted, and a time field below the calendar.

Date and time picker

  • Click a day in the calendar to select that date.
  • Click < or > to move to the previous or next month.
  • Click « or » to move to the previous or next year.
  • Click the month and year label (for example, September 2027) to open a dropdown list of months. Scroll the list and click a month to jump directly to it.
  • Click the time field to select and edit the hour, minute, or AM/PM segment.

Month and year dropdown

Click Ok to apply the selected date and time to the Local date and time field, or click Back to close the picker without applying any change.

Synchronizing the date and time via NTP

  1. Select Automatic configuration via NTP.

    The Local date and time field is replaced by a Time server host name field.

  2. Optionally, enter the hostname of a specific NTP server to use.

The device keeps its clock synchronized automatically.

Automatic configuration via NTP enabled

Setting the time zone

  1. In the Time zone field, type to search for a region or city, or open the list to browse all available time zones.

    Time zones are listed in Region / City format, for example Europe / Berlin.

  2. Select the relevant time zone.

Time zone list open

Date and time