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Web Agent Procedure

To set recurring Summer Time Hours using the Web Agent:

  1. In the navigation pane, expand the System > Configuration folders, and then click System Clock.

    2. The System Clock Web page is displayed in the content pane. See Figure�26.

Figure�26:�System Clock Web Page


  1. Select Summer Time Hours Algorithm from the Clock Options field.

    2. The Summer Time Hours Configuration Web page is displayed in the content pane. See Figure�27.

Figure�27:�Summer Time Hours Web Page


  1. Select Enable in the Enable State field.
  2. Enter the reset value for the clock in minutes in the Offset field. For example, if you intend to reset the clock forward or backward by one hour, keep the default value of 60 minutes.
  3. Set the Summer Time Hours that recur annually:
    1. Select the check box in the Recurring field.
    2. Select the values for the Week, Day, and Month when the Summer Time Hours are to start and end.
    3. Enter values for the Hour and Minutes when Summer Time Hours are to start and end.
  4. Click APPLY to save your changes, or CANCEL to clear your selection.

See Table�13 for detailed information about the fields in the Recurring Summer Time Hours section of the Summer Time Hours Configuration Web page.

Table�13:�Recurring Summer Time Hours Parameters �
Parameter
Description
Recurring
Select if the Summer Time Hours option is defined by a rule such as Daylight Savings Time (DST - all Start and End fields associated with Recurring Summer Time Hours provide the default values for DST).
When you select the Recurring Summer Time Hours option, indicate the time, in hours and minutes, on a specified day, week, and month that you want the Summer Time Hours begin and end.
Start
Specifies the start of Summer Time Hours.
End
Specifies the end of Summer Time Hours.
Week
Select the week during which you want recurring Summer Time Hours to start or end. The selected week should reflect the day on which Summer Time Hours start. For example, if Summer Time Hours start on the first Sunday in April, select the First week. Options include:
  • First - First week of the month, the default Start value, when Daylight Savings Time starts in the Western hemisphere.
  • Second - Second week of the month.
  • Third - Third week of the month.
  • Fourth - Fourth week of the month.
  • Last - Remaining days of the month that form the last week of the month. Last is specified as the default End value, denoting when Daylight Savings Time ends in the Western hemisphere.
Day
Select the day of the week when you want recurring Summer Time Hours to start or end. Options are based on a seven-day week and include:
  • Sunday - the default Start and End values. In the Western hemisphere, DST starts on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October.
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
Month
Select the month when recurring Summer Time Hours start or end. The twelve months of the Gregorian calendar are provided.
For recurring Summer Time Hours, the default Start value is April, the month during which DST starts in the Western hemisphere. The default End value is October, the month during which DST ends in the Western hemisphere.
Hour
Enter a value to represent the hour when Summer Time Hours start or end for Recurring settings.
For Recurring Summer Time Hours, the default value is 02, meaning 2:00 a.m., for both Start and End hours.
Minutes
Enter a value to represent the number of minutes into the hour when Summer Time Hours start or end for Recurring Summer Time Hours. The default value is 00 for both Start and End minutes.


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