About this task
Follow these steps to set the date and time for a network engine that is configured as the Site Director.
Procedure
- In the navigation tree, right-click the Site object and select Command. The Command dialog box appears.
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Click Set Time and enter a value in the text box (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Time in Site Director Network Engine (SNE example)
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Click Send.
Note: If you have a site time server selected, do not attempt to set the time manually. If you have one or more site time servers defined, sending this command generates an error.
- In the navigation tree, right-click the Site object and select Command. The Command dialog box appears.
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Click Set Date and select a date from the calendar
(Figure 2).
Figure 2. Date in Site Director Network Engine (SNE example)
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Click Send.
Note: If you have one or more site time servers defined, sending this command produces an error. If you have a site time server defined, do not use this command to set the time manually.
The Site Director time zone, date, and time are now set and propagate to all other child devices on the site. Note that it may take up to 10 minutes for all devices to synchronize.