Time Sync Settings (Setting Daylight Savings (DST) & GMT Offset)

Overview

Time setting need to be set properly in order to search footage should something happen. If the time is off you can have issues on playback where you can only review footage from the local monitor, or the time is so far off that you need to download very large files to get the footage that you need.

There are two types of setups.

1: Basic Setup involves HD-AVS/Analog cameras on an AVR/DVR or IP Cameras attached to an integrated POE switch. With only the recorder on the local network.

2: Advanced setup is IP Cameras on the local network with the recorder.

Basic Time Setup

Web Interface

1: The basic setup only requires that time settings are set on the recorder. Login in through the web interface and go to Setup > System > General > Date & Time.

On 4.0 Red&Black UI you can get to time settings by

Basic Settings>System Config>Date & Time tab

Advance Settings> System Operation>Date & Time tab

2: If you are not in the eastern time zone, make sure to modify the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) setting. Below are a few GMT settings. Next to the GMT is also the time format, 12hr or 24hr format.

GMT Settings

• Eastern Standard Time ( EST ), the time zone New York is in, which is 5 hours behind Greenwich mean Time (GMT-5)
• Central Standard Time ( CST ), the time zone Chicago is in, which is 6 hours behind Greenwich Meantime (GMT-6)
• Mountain Standard Time ( MST ), which is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-7)
• Pacific Standard Time ( PST ), the time zone Los Angeles is in, which is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-8)

On 4.0 Red & Black UI: Make sure to select Save after selecting the timezone.

3: Configure DST for your area. It is recommended to use Week for DST Type. The Daylight Savings Time (DST) is the same for everywhere that participates in daylight savings.

Daylight Savings Time Settings

• The start is the 2nd Sunday in March at 0200(2am)
• The end is the 1st Sunday in November at 0200 (2am).

4: Network Time Protocol (NTP) can be set to any time server that is local to your setup. We use Time.Windows.com by default. It is important to ensure the update interval is less than once every 24hrs. 60 Minutes is a recommended update interval.

5: Press Manual Update next to NTP server and OKor Save at the bottom to finalize all settings.

Advanced Setup

Overview

For this set up the recorder and the IP cameras on the network need to have 2 different configurations. All IP Cameras will need to be configured the same way. The recorder will be set the same way as the basic setup. The IP cameras should have no NTP or DST settings enabled. Only the GMT setting and Time format should match the recorders settings.

1: Login to the web interface and go to Setting > System > General > Date & Time

2: Once all of the cameras have been set this way, log back into the recorder and verify the time settings are set correct, then apply and save the time settings to distribute the settings to the cameras.