---
title: "Setting the CTERA Edge Filer Time and Date: Configuring NTP"
slug: "setting-the-ctera-edge-filer-time-and-date-configuring-ntp-3-1-1"
tags: ["7.11", "Edge Filer", "Gateway", "Filer"]
updated: 2025-06-26T11:27:55Z
published: 2025-06-26T11:27:55Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/setting-the-ctera-edge-filer-time-and-date-configuring-ntp-3-1-1"
---

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# Setting the CTERA Edge Filer Time and Date: Configuring NTP

You can configure the CTERA Edge Filer to obtain the time and date from an NTP server, or you configure the time and date manually.

**To configure the CTERA Edge Filer time and date:**

1. In the **Configuration** view, select **System > Regional Settings** in the navigation pane.  

The **Regional Settings** page opens, displaying the currently configured date, time, time zone, and language for the CTERA Edge Filer.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-YSHGR86C.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A16Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OkIvlEps8yQUXiY1p0FhFYfrmnCJ5%2Br6qbnc9GZHpHo%3D)
2. Click **Change date and time settings**.  

The **Select Your Time Zone** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-ISU12RX6.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A16Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OkIvlEps8yQUXiY1p0FhFYfrmnCJ5%2Br6qbnc9GZHpHo%3D)
3. Select the time zone.
4. To synchronize the CTERA Edge Filer with an NTP server, check the **Synchronize with a Time Server** option.  

If you want to manually configure the date and time, clear the **Synchronize with a Time Server** check box.
5. Click **Next**.
  - If you choose to synchronize the CTERA Edge Filer with an NTP server,  the **Time Server Settings** window is displayed with a list of time servers with which the CTERA Edge Filer will synchronize time and date settings.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-EWL7MY5P.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A16Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OkIvlEps8yQUXiY1p0FhFYfrmnCJ5%2Br6qbnc9GZHpHo%3D)  

To add a time server to the list, enter the server's URL in the provided field, and then click **Add**.  

To remove a time server from the list, click the ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-2E6I0430.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A16Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OkIvlEps8yQUXiY1p0FhFYfrmnCJ5%2Br6qbnc9GZHpHo%3D) icon next to the server to be removed.
  - If you chose to manually configure time and date settings on the CTERA Edge Filer by unchecking **Synchronize with a Time Server**, the **Adjust Date & Time** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-HN7D7IGZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A16Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A16Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OkIvlEps8yQUXiY1p0FhFYfrmnCJ5%2Br6qbnc9GZHpHo%3D)  

Do the following:
    1. In the **Date** field, type the current date, or click  to select the date from a calendar.
    2. In the **Time** drop-down list, select the current time.
6. Click **Next** and then **Finish**.