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basic-time [2022/02/20 03:21] – Unnecessary/excessive parenthesis () | expand UTC one time | expand NTP first use djk44883basic-time [2023/05/05 22:23] – -clarity, condense-reformatting of some bullets hogwild
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   * Auto Interval **- ** forces FreshTomato to synchronize time with a \\ configured NTP server at a preset interval.   * Auto Interval **- ** forces FreshTomato to synchronize time with a \\ configured NTP server at a preset interval.
  
-**NTP Time Server:** Here, choosing the country/continent where your device resides causes FreshTomato to automatically configure appropriate default time server addresses.     If you select **Custom**3 other fields appear in which you manually enter the domain or IP addresses of 3 valid NTP servers. Note that selecting a geographical area will still retain the NTP server addresses entered into the Custom fields, in case you later select the Custom option.  You can find NTP servers to use here: [[http://support.ntp.org/servers|Public Time Server Lists]] from [[https://www.ntp.org/|ntp.org]] along with in-depth documentation.+**NTP Time Server:** Here, choose the country/continent where your device resides. This will cause FreshTomato to automatically configure appropriate default time server addresses.  **Custom**If you choose this option, address fields will appear in which you manually enter the domains or IP addresses of 3 NTP servers.
  
-**Enable local NTP server:** Checking this enables FreshTomato's local NTP server, so that client devices on the LAN can synchronize time/date directly with the router/AP.  This option is only available if **Auto Update Time** option is set to //Auto interval//.+Note that if you select a geographical area, FreshTomato will still retain the NTP server addresses entered into the Custom fields, in case you later select Custom. 
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 +For a list of NTP servers, see here: [[http://support.ntp.org/servers|Public Time Server Lists]] .  For detailed technical documentation here: [[https://www.ntp.org/|ntp.org]]. 
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 +**Enable local NTP server:** Checking this enables FreshTomato's local NTP server, so LAN client devices can synchronize time/date directly with the router/AP.  This option is available only if **Auto Update Time** is set to //Auto interval//.
  
   * //Intercept NTP client requests//: Enabling this makes FreshTomato intercept \\ NTP client requests to the WAN, so its own NTP server provides synchronization.   * //Intercept NTP client requests//: Enabling this makes FreshTomato intercept \\ NTP client requests to the WAN, so its own NTP server provides synchronization.
  
  
basic-time.txt · Last modified: 2023/05/24 02:01 by hogwild