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Re: Orbi Setup
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How do you set the date and time on the Orbi WiFi Router? Seems that there should be a setting to get the date and time from the internet. I've seen the time zone setting on the 'Schedule' tab.
Thanks in advance!
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Review the Orbi logs. If NTP is wokring you should see something like:
[Time synchronized with NTP server] Thursday, August 24, 2017 16:25:40
Make sure the Orbi device has valid settings for the gateway and domain name servers.
If you are behind the FIOS router you should run Orbi in AP mode, or bridge the FIOS router. This shouldn't affect NTP though, unless Orbi's network settings are misconfigured.
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Re: Orbi Setup
The time is set automatically, once per day, using Network Time Protocol (NTP). So, you do not need to do anything to have Orbi set its clock from the Internet.
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If you view the Orbi log file, you should see log entries when the time is set via NTP. Unless you are somehow blocking ports, DNS, or Internet access it should update once per day.
If the minutes are right, but the hours are off, then NTP is working, but it might just be that the time displayed is based on UTC (a reference time zone.)
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I will have to look at the fios router too to see if it is blocking NTP.
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At 9:55 PM on Aug 24, 2017, the date and time displayed on the 'Schedule' tab is:
Current Time: Thursday, Jul 06, 2017 12:47:21
So, it is not just a time zone error. I have updated the firmware on both the router and the satellite. I still need to check the Fios router to see if NTP is being blocked.
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Review the Orbi logs. If NTP is wokring you should see something like:
[Time synchronized with NTP server] Thursday, August 24, 2017 16:25:40
Make sure the Orbi device has valid settings for the gateway and domain name servers.
If you are behind the FIOS router you should run Orbi in AP mode, or bridge the FIOS router. This shouldn't affect NTP though, unless Orbi's network settings are misconfigured.
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Thanks, I have not tried AP mode. Will give it a try. I also put a rule on my Fios router to accept UDP port 123 from my Orbi. Will see if that works.
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Success! I changed to Access Point, but also added an access rule on the Fios router to allow UDP port 123 from my Orbi. So, not sure which is the actual solution, let's just say both. Also added "pool.ntp.org" on my fios router as one of the ntp servers, behind "0.north-america.pool.ntp.org" and "1.north-america.pool.ntp.org".
Now showing correct time:
Current Time: Thursday, Aug 24, 2017 22:38:46
Thanks all! I appreciate the help!
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