Chapter 3 PLC System Configuration & Settings 3.3.5.2 Ethernet - Advance: NTP After users click the Ethernet─Advance tab on the top of the window, and the NTP tab at the bottom of the window, they can enable the function of synchronizing the real-time clock in the CPU module to an NTP server, and carry out the related setting. NTP will not be introduced here. Please refer to related documents or manuals for more information about NTP. Select the Enable NTP Client Service checkbox, and then set the related parameters. Users can set the IP address of an NTP server. The CPU module corrects the time inside itself by connecting to the server periodically.
Users can set an interval of correcting the time in the CPU module. If the interval is thirty minutes, the CPU module will connect to the NTP server every thirty minutes. After users select the Daylight Saving checkbox, they can select a start date and an end data. Users can select a time zone in the Time Zone drop-down list box. 3-175