Date and Time
Presentation
The date and time function is used to configure date and time either manually or with automatic synchronization. Accurate date and time are required to enable TLS certificate validity checking, as well as to obtain properly time-stamped logs.
Panel Server date and time are used for time stamping events to provide a chronological order.
By default, the Panel Server uses UTC for all time stamping functions. You can set a local time zone by using the Panel Server webpages. Choose a time zone from the list available.
The local time zone is used for the following functions:
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For data displayed on:
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Monitoring & control
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Home (Advanced model)
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Trending (Advanced model)
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In emails for alarms (Advanced model)
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For data published to an SFTP or HTTPS server
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For data exported in a local file
UTC is used for the following functions:
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To publish data to cloud applications
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For logging data
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For all functions using a timestamp if local time is not set
Availability
This function is available on Panel Server Entry, Universal, and Advanced.
Setting the Parameters
The date and time function is set as follows:-
With EcoStruxure Power Commission software
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On the Panel Server webpages, at
General Settings
The following table describes the settings and where they are available.
Parameter | Description | EPC software | Webpages |
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Synchronization mode | Used
to select the date and time configuration mode of the Panel Server:
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✔ | ✔ |
Time zone |
Used to select your time zone from the list of time zones available. A search box opens when you click this field to allow you to search for a key word. |
– | ✔ |
Status |
Displayed when Schneider Electric Cloud is selected as synchronization mode A message indicates if you are successfully connected to the NTP server. |
– | ✔ |
NTP Server Settings
The following parameters are displayed only when the parameter of date and time synchronization mode is set to NTP.
The following table describes the settings and where they are available.
Parameter | Description | EPC software | Webpages |
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Status |
Displayed when NTP is selected as synchronization mode A message indicates if you are successfully connected to the NTP server. |
– | ✔ |
Mode |
Used to select the synchronization mode:
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✔ | ✔ |
Polling interval (s) |
Allows you to enter the polling interval to set how frequently (in seconds) the Panel Server requests updates from the time server.
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– | ✔ |
Primary server address |
Used to enter the primary NTP server address when the parameter Static. is set to |
✔ | ✔ |
Secondary server address |
Used to enter the secondary NTP server address when the parameter Static. is set to |
✔ | ✔ |
Setting Date and Time Manually
Panel Server date and time can be set manually:
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With EcoStruxure Power Commission software
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By manually setting the date and time in the dedicated fields.
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By user-initiated synchronization with date and time of the PC running EcoStruxure Power Commission software.
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On the Panel Server webpages, at
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By manually setting the date and time in the dedicated fields.
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The following parameter is displayed only when Synchronization mode is set to Manual.
Parameter | Description | EPC software | Webpages |
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Manual Date & Time Settings |
Used to set the date by using a date picker. |
✔ |
✔ |