Change Time settings

Change Date and Time and TimeZone from the GUI

Go to the Network & Time tab

Select the TimeZone value to drop-down list.

Click on "Save"

Click on the Date icon on the right. A pop-up window will open with a calendar, then select the correct settings.

Click on the Time icon on the right. A pop-up window will open with a time table, then select the correct settings.

Once the Date and Time is set click on "Save"

Change Timezone from API REST

The system is configured in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). 

The Timezone is controlled by 3 commands:

• • Get available TimeZones

    • HTTP GET

    • http://192.168.1.91:3161/devices/AdvanReader-m4-150/MCU/parameter/MCU_TIMEZONE_LIST. Change IP to the real IP of the system.

  • Change TimeZone

    • HTTP PUT

    • http://192.168.1.91:3161/devices/AdvanReader-m4-150/MCU/parameter/MCU_TIMEZONE. Change IP to the real IP of the system.

    • Content: one of the entries in the GET command. For example: Europe/London or America/Chicago.

  • Get current TimeZone

    • HTTP GET

    • http://192.168.1.91:3161/devices/AdvanReader-m4-150/MCU/parameter/MCU_TIMEZONE. Change IP to the real IP of the system.

    • The response follows RFC822:

<response>
    <type>response</type>
    <ts>1404391801000</ts>
    <status>OK</status>
    <msg-version>2.1.0beta</msg-version>
    <op>MCU/parameter/MCU_TIMEZONE</op>
    <data>
        <result>+0200</result>
    </data>
</response>

Change Date and time from API REST

The system time works as follows:

• • If the system is connected to an Internet enabled network, the date and time is automatically updated through NTP (Network Time Protocol)

  • If the system is not connected to the network or does not have Internet access, the system date will only be updated if it uses a battery-enabled Real Time Chip. Only the following readers and derived systems do have such RTC chip

    • AdvanReader-m2-60

    • AdvanReader-m4-150.04: note AdvanReader-m4-150.03 do not have such RTC chip

  • The system date and time can be manually updated by issuing an HTTP PUT request.

The following are the two methods to control the system date and time 

• • Get current Date and Time

    • HTTP GET

    • http://192.168.1.91:3161/devices/AdvanReader-m4-150/MCU/parameter/MCU_DATETIME. Change IP to the real IP of the system.

    • The response is as follows:

<response>

    <type>response</type>

    <ts>1404391463000</ts>

    <status>OK</status>

    <msg-version>2.1.0beta</msg-version>

    <op>MCU/parameter/MCU_DATETIME</op>

    <data>

        <result>07/03/2014 12:44:23 PM</result>

    </data>

</response>

Where: 07/03/2014 12:44:23 PM follows the pattern MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss a

• • Change Date and Time

    • HTTP PUT

    • http://192.168.1.91:3161/devices/AdvanReader-m4-150/MCU/parameter/MCU_DATETIME. Change IP to the real IP of the system.

    • Content: the date and time expressed as MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss a

Alternatives to keep date/time updated

In case the reader and/or system does not have a RTC chip and cannot use NTP. the following are alternatives to keep the date/time updated.

• • Use a local NTP server.

  • Use REST calls to keep the date/time updated periodically.