Time Zone and System Time

You define the time zone for the location where you plan to operate the Services Router by using a designation that consists of the following information for the location:

• Name of the continent or ocean—For example, America or Atlantic
• Name of the major city or other geographic feature in the time zone—For example, Detroit or Azores

A Network Time Protocol (NTP) server provides accurate time across a network. The router synchronizes the system time with the NTP server, and periodically accesses the NTP server to maintain the correct time.

The time zone and system time must be accurate so that the router schedules events and operations as expected.

For Common Criteria compliance, you must configure NTP to provide accurate timestamps for system log messages. For more information, see the Secure Configuration Guide for Common Criteria and JUNOS-FIPS.