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--- installation:windows_ntp_time_server [2017/05/23 13:31]
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+++ installation:windows_ntp_time_server [2020/04/02 09:43]
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 ===== Time servers in DHD devices =====
-A NTP time server needs to be configured in DHD devices for having the right system time. DHD devices can work without a NTP time server configured. The following features only work with a correctly configured NTP time server:
+An external NTP time server needs to be configured in DHD devices for having the right system time. DHD devices can work without a NTP time server configured. The following features only work with a correctly configured NTP time server:
   * **Clock elements on TFT displays**: without a correct time server the clock elements will be empty and will not show any time.
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 ===== Connect DHD device to time server =====
-You can configure the connection to a time server by using [[tb8:maintenance:start|DHD Maintenance (MT5)]].
+You can configure the connection to a time server by using [[dhdcs:v3:start|Communication Server]] (since Version 9.1) or [[tb8:maintenance:start|DHD Maintenance (MT5)]] on older versions.
-To connect a time server to a DHD device, follow these steps:
+To connect a time server to a DHD device using DHDCS, follow these steps:
-  - Open Maintenance (MT5) on a computer, that is connected to the DHD network.
+  - Open DHDCS on a computer that is connected to the DHD network.
-  - Right-click on the DHD device, that you want to connect to the time server, the contextual menu opens.[{{ :installation:maintenance_network_config_menu.png?direct&400 |//Contextual menu to select Network Config window//}}]
+  - Click on the DHD device you want to connect to the time server. Then open the [[dhdcs:v3:device_menu|Device]] menu and select ''Network Config''.
-  - Click ''Network Config...''. The Network Config window opens.[{{ :installation:network_config.png?direct&400 |//Network Config window//}}]
+  - The Network Config window opens.[{{ :installation:network_config.png?direct&400 |//Network Config window//}}]
   - In the ''Time'' area enter the IP address of the time server in the ''Primary Time Server'' box. Depending on your chosen time server you may need to enter some further settings. For that click ''Setup time zone and DST ...'' to be able to enter a general time zone offset and if necessary the settings for the daylight saving time.
   - Click ''Send'' in the ''Network Config'' window.
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-**Note**\\  It can take a while (up to 15 minutes) until the DHD device syncs to the NTP time server. To speed things up you can perform a ''System Reboot'' of the device via [[tb8:maintenance:device|Maintenance or MT5]].
+**Note**\\  It can take a while (up to 15 minutes) until the DHD device syncs to the NTP time server. To speed things up you can perform a ''System Reboot'' of the device via [[dhdcs:v3:start|Communication Server]] (since Version 9.1) or [[tb8:maintenance:device|Maintenance or MT5]] on older versions.
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