Time Zone Configuration
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The time zone is configurable only for the DNP3 master and slave, which have the same options as NTP configurations in Control Expert. The purpose is to set time zone when the RTUmodule has not specified a time zone in the NTP configuration or the NTP is disabled.
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
Time Zone
Custom timezone
(GMT-12:00)Dateline Standard Time
(GMT0)Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT0)Greenwich Mean Time
The default format is Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Optionally it can be configured to use a local time zone. If it mismatches with the time zone configuration in Control Expert, keep as the Control Expert setting.
Automatically clock for daylight saving change:
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unchecked
the module automatically adjust the time change in the spring and fall
Control Expert Configuration
If NTP configuration is enabled in Control Expert as shown in the figure, the parameter in the Web page has the same configuration as NTP when the DNP3 protocol is created.
This figure shows the time zone in Control Expert:
NTP Configuration
If NTP configuration is different from time zone in the Web page, an indicator label displays explicitly in the Web page.
NOTE: The NTP configuration has higher priority, which means that the RTU module uses the time zone of NTP, not the setting configured in the Web page if they mismatch with each other.
This figure shows the time zone in the Web site: