# General

General, system-wide settings are to be found here.

Table 1. Date and time
Parameter | Explanation
System date | Either enter the current date by hand (format DD.MM.YYYY) or click Set current date to accept the date from your computer.
System time | Either enter the current time by hand (format HH.MM.SS) or click Set current time, to accept the time from your computer.
System time zone | Select the local valid time zone from the list. Note: Please note that there are several time zones for the same time difference to GMT. The choice of the correct entry is important because the changeover to summer time does not always take place on the same day, if at all, in all countries and regions. The daylight saving time is made automatically.
Time synchronisation via ISDN network | Time synchronisation is made via ISDN exchange access over the public telephone network. Note: Time synchronization via NTP time server must not be activated at the same time.

Table 2. Time synchronization via time server using NTP (network time protocol)
Parameter | Explanation
NTP service | Time synchronisation is made via a local or public NTP time server. Note: Time synchronisation via ISDN must not be activated at the same time.
NTP Server | Enter the IP address of the time server here. You can also enter a name as an IP address if the DNS server settings are configured in the IP addressing view.

Table 3. Communication server
Parameter | Explanation
Site name | Enter the site name here. This is displayed in the System Search tool and simplifies the search for communication servers on the IP network.
System ID |

Parent topic: System settings
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