Time Server

Config Type Default Description
c.sntp.address string 'time.nist.gov' The name or IP address of the SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) server
c.sntp.intf string 'L' Which interface(s) and order to try contacting the SNTP server. “L”=LAN, “M”=Modem. e.g. “LM” = try LAN first, then Modem if LAN fails.
c.sntp.time string 0200 The time of day to contact the SNTP server.
c.sntp.vari integer 0 The variance time, in minutes. #Firmware/v270
c.sntp.dst string '' See #DST - Daylight Savings
c.sntp.tz integer 0 The timezone (in hours past GMT).
c.sntp.update integer 1 A write-only value. If you add this value to the configuration tree, then the SNTP service will immediately contact the SNTP server and update the time.

DST - Daylight Savings

Consists of semicolon delimited values:

  • Start Week (-1=last, 1=1st, 2=2nd, 3=3rd, 4=4th)
  • Start Day of Week (0=Sunday, 1=Monday, etc)
  • Start Month (0=Jan, 1=Feb, 2=Mar, etc)
  • Start Time (24hr)
  • End Week
  • End Day of Week
  • End Month
  • End Time.

e.g. '-1;0;2;0200;-1;0;9;0200'
=> “Last Sunday in March at 2am to Last Sunday in October at 2am”