Time Configuration
The Time Configuration section of the Administration > General Settings page sets the time zone and specifies the time reference used for timekeeping in the appliance.
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Time Zone – sets the time zone in which the appliance itself is operating. more
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Synchronize to an external NTP server – specifies NTP servers the appliance should use as timing sources. If the first server specified is unreachable, the appliance attempts to use the second one.
The server type can be a server, a pool, or a peer. "Server" is simply a legacy server, "pool" is an NTP group (for example: pool.ntp.org), and "peer" is a local peer time source. If the server type is a pool, you must specify a fully-qualified domain name (and not an IP address) as the Server Name/IP Address.
The connection to the NTP server can use SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, MD5 encryption or no encryption. For an encrypted connection to the NTP server, obtain the encryption key and index from the person responsible for controlling the domain's authoritative time server. The encryption key can be in hex or ascii format.
If the appliance is operated in the FIPS 140-3 Compatible Cryptography mode, the NTP server connection cannot use MD5 encryption. more
Note: When the appliance is switched to the FIPS 140-3 Compatible Cryptography mode, any NTP servers that are currently configured to use MD5 encryption will be disconnected without notification to the user.
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Use local clock – selects the internal clock as the time reference for timekeeping in the appliance. To use the local clock, click Set System Time and edit the time and date as necessary.
The time configuration is not applied until you click Configure Now at the bottom of the page.