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After the initial installation, you may identify a Network Time Server so that iPrism will maintain an accurate time setting, which is good for scheduled events like "Filter-List" downloads and "System Updates". NTP means "Network Time Protocol"
Go to System > Preferences > Check "Use NTP" > Click "Set" ... if you don't check "Use NTP", you can use "Set" to make manual time adjustments.
Tip1: You may use a host-name or IP address.
Tip2: Currently, one name or IP is supported. You cannot enter multiple NTP names or IP addresses.
Tip3: Set the manual time off a significant amount, so that when you apply the change, you can see the time get updated. Then you'll know you've really connected to the NTP server. It is possible to pick a time server no longer in service, or a machine that isn't a time server in the first place.
Here is an overview of using time services from NIST (PDF). It is oriented toward Windows 2000 and XP users in particular but is a good explanation of national time services in general.
Here is a link to an NTP web site so that you can learn about NTP and locate an NTP IP address suitable for your location. As an example, "NTP Pool" time servers are DNS round-robin servers that point to many other time servers. us.pool.ntp.org is one choice for the North American region, while pool.ntp.org is available for regions outside North America. Go to the NTP web site, and locate "Time Servers" link which leads to NTP server related pages, including NTP Pool regional servers.
