How to set Router's System Time using NTP
I am trying to set my RV082 to "Set The Local Time Using NTP Automatically". So, I go to it's admin page, then select Setup | Time, and then I:
- Select Radio Button "Set The Local Time Using NTP Automatically"
- Select the appropriate time zone
- Enter an NTP server: time.nist.gov
- Click on "Save Settings" and wait for browser to indicate setting are saved.
- Power Router down and back up and wait a while.
When I got to "View System Log", the date/time is still in July, 2006.
Questions:
- When does the router do its Sync with the Time Server?
- Is there a way to tel the router to "Go Sync with the Time Server NOW"?
- What is the syntax for the "NTP Server" textbox? I just put "time.nist.gov". Do I need to add the protocol prefix? If so, what is it? "NTP://"?
- Select Radio Button "Set The Local Time Using NTP Automatically"
- Select the appropriate time zone
- Enter an NTP server: time.nist.gov
- Click on "Save Settings" and wait for browser to indicate setting are saved.
- Power Router down and back up and wait a while.
When I got to "View System Log", the date/time is still in July, 2006.
Questions:
- When does the router do its Sync with the Time Server?
- Is there a way to tel the router to "Go Sync with the Time Server NOW"?
- What is the syntax for the "NTP Server" textbox? I just put "time.nist.gov". Do I need to add the protocol prefix? If so, what is it? "NTP://"?
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It can take a few minutes for the router to get around to adjusting the time. i've had better luck with time.windows.com than with time.nist.gov
Try using the IP address of a time server..
then you can set the time server to "0.pool.ntp.org" (pretty cool rotating service)
You can then test it by checking the time after you save your settings, and see if it corrected it by the few minutes.