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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
CHAPTER 10
Chapter 10: Configuring Time Settings
System > Time
The System > Time page defines the time and date settings to time stamp log events, to
automatically update SonicWALL Security Services, and for other internal purposes.
By default, the SonicWALL security appliance uses an internal list of public NTP servers to
automatically update the time. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol used to synchronize
computer clock times in a network of computers. NTP uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
to synchronize computer clock times to a millisecond, and sometimes to a fraction of a
millisecond.
System Time
To select automatically update the time, choose the time zone from the Time Zone menu. Set
time automatically using NTP is activated by default to use NTP (Network Time Protocol)
servers from an internal list to set time automatically. Automatically adjust clock for daylight
saving time is also activated by default to enable automatic adjustments for daylight savings
time.