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Sync the time of terminal Time synchronization is to sync time for players.

Related Information

Time synchronization is to synchronize the time of terminal players. Users can choose NTP or Lora for RF time synchronization according to actual conditionas required.

      • NTP time synchronization:
  • Synchronize
      • Sync the time of
  • terminal
      • players
  • according to
      • with the NTP server. No additional hardware is
  • needed. But
      • required, but the accuracy of time synchronization depends on the Internet speed and
  • data will be needed if you use 4G network for time synchronization.Lora: Used by Taurus. It is required to set master
      • using the 4G network incurs mobile data usage.
      • RF time synchronization: Set the master device and slave devices. The time of slave
  • device
      • devices is
  • synchronized
      • synced with the master
  • device
      • (reference) device
  • )
      • via
  • Lora network. According to actual needs, the
      • an RF signal. The time of the master device can be
  • synchronized via
      • synced with the NTP server
  • . It is needed
      • as required. Users need to buy
  • Lora
      • RF devices.
  • This
      • RF time synchronization is suitable for
  • scenarios highly demanding time synchronization. No data will be needed
      • the applications with a high requirement for time synchronization (such as synchronous playback) and does not use mobile data. But the signal reception depends on the environment and
  • is limited by
      • has distance limitations.


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titleViewing Time Synchronous Tasks

System administrator can view all the time synchronization tasks. Sub-users can view the tasks only in the public workgroup, the workgroup the sub-user belongs to and its sub-workgroups, as well as the tasks shared to the workgroup the sub-user belongs to.

Step 1     Choose Image RemovedPlayers Management Time Synchronization.

Step 2     View all the time synchronization tasks created by the current user, or view a task by searching its name.

Step 3     (Optional) Click a time synchronous task name in the Name column to enter the attribute page of the task.

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titleCreating Time Synchronous Creating Time Synchronization Tasks

Step 1     Choose Players Player Management Time Synchronization.

Step 2     2     (Optional) Click Select the NTP server configuration to tab and click Add to configure the information of NTP server and then click Save&Close.

Step 3     Click New.

Step 4     Enter a name for the task, choose time synchronization mode and then click NTP server information.

    Figure 5-12 NTP server configuration

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    Figure 5-13 Creating a sever

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Step 3     Select the Time Synchronization tab and click New.

Step 4     Enter a name and select a method for the time synchronization task, then click Next.

          • NTP:
  • Choose
          • Select an NTP server and
  • click 
          • click OK.
  • LORA: Choose
          • The Players tab page is displayed.
          • RF: Select a reference device for time synchronization and
  • click OK. Lora mode is only valid
          • click OK. The Players tab page is displayed.

RF time synchronization is only available for asynchronous players.

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Step 5     Click Add to add the players included in the time synchronization task.

     For an RF time synchronization task, the reference device you specified is not in the player selection list.

Step 6     Click Save & Close.



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titleModifying Time Synchronization Task Attributes

Step 1     Choose Image RemovedPlayers Management 1     Choose Image Added> Player Management > Time Synchronization.

Step 2     Select 2     On the Time Synchronization tab page, select a time synchronization task and click click Attribute, or click a the time synchronization task name. Time

     The attributes of the time synchronization task

attributes

are

explained

illustrated in Table 5-3

-13

.

      Table 5-3

-13  Time

Time synchronization task attributes

Tab NamePurposeDescription

Basic Info

Set

Specify the name and description of the time synchronization task.

Workgroups

-

Workgroup

Set

Specify the workgroup the time synchronization task belongs to.

The system administrator can view all the time synchronization tasks. Sub-users can view the time synchronization tasks only in the public workgroup, their workgroups and sub-workgroups, as well as the time synchronization tasks shared to their workgroups.

Configure

  • NTP time synchronization:
Choose
  • Select an NTP server.
Lora
  • RF time synchronization:
Choose
  • Select a reference device for time synchronization. If the time of the reference device is
synchronized via
  • synced with an NTP server,
set 
  • Set NTP
 to Yes and choose
  • to Yes and select an NTP server.

-

Players

Add or

delete

remove the players

contained

included in the time synchronization task.

Step 3     After the attributes are edited, click Save or Save&Close.

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titleDeleting Time Synchronization Tasks

Step 1     Choose Image RemovedPlayers Management Time Synchronization.

Step 2     Select one or more time synchronization tasks and click Delete.

Step 3     Click OK in the pop-up dialog box

For the detailed operating procedure, see Creating Time Synchronization Tasks.

Step 3     After attribute editing is done, click Save or Save & Close.

Step 4     On the NTP server configuration tab page, select an NTP server and click Attribute, or click the NTP server name.

     The attributes of public servers (China, America) cannot be modified. The attributes of the added NTP server are illustrated in Table 5-4.

    Table 5-4 NTP server attributes

Tab NamePurposeDescription
Basic InfoSet the name and address of the NTP server.-
WorkgroupSpecify the workgroup the NTP server belongs to.The system administrator can view all the NTP servers. Sub-users can view the NTP servers only in the public workgroup, their workgroups and sub-workgroups, as well as the NTP servers shared to their workgroups.

Step 5     After the attribute editing is done, click Save or Save & Close.