Configuring daylight savings time

Use the following procedure to configure the start and end of the daylight savings time period.

Before you begin

Recurring daylight savings time must be disabled.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation tree, double-click Edit.
  2. In the Edit tree, click SNTP/Clock.
  3. In the work area, click the Daylight Saving Time tab.
  4. In the Offset field, type a value.
  5. In the TimeZoneAcronym field, type a value.
  6. In the StartYear field, type a value.
  7. In the StartMonth field, type a value.
  8. In the StartDay field, type a value.
  9. In the StartHour field, type a value.
  10. In the StartMinutes field, type a value.
  11. In the EndYear field, type a value.
  12. In the EndMonth field, type a value.
  13. In the EndDay field, type a value.
  14. In the EndHour field, type a value.
  15. In the EndMinutes field, type a value.
  16. To enable daylight savings time, click the Enabled check box. To disable daylight savings time, clear the check box.
  17. Click Apply.

Variable definitions

The following table describes configuring daylight savings time.

Variable Value
Offset Specifies the change of time in minutes when daylight savings time (DST) starts and ends. The offset is added when DST starts and is subtracted when DST time ends.
TimeZoneAcronym Specifies the time zone acronym to display.
StartYear Specifies the year to start DST.
StartMonth Specifies the month to start DST.
StartDay Specifies the day to start DST.
StartHour Specifies the hour to start DST.
StartMinutes Specifies minutes in the specific hour to start DST.
EndYear Specifies the year to end DST.
EndMonth Specifies the month to end DST.
EndDay Specifies the day to end DST.
EndHour Specifies the hour to end DST.
EndMinutes Specifies the minutes in the specific hour to end DST.
Enabled
Specifies if DST is enabled or disabled. Check to enable, clear to disable.
ImportantImportant

Configure all DST fields before you enable DST.