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Securifi Products => Almond+ => Topic started by: BrownChiLD on April 25, 2017, 10:50:49 pm
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I have several devices, mostly IP cameras, connecting to the A+ router, but this environment doesn't have internet connection.
so i need to set all time manually. The cameras need an NTP server and so i really need A+ to act as one.
Can we set almond date time and timezone manually (and maintain it during power outages)?
and can we use almond as an NTP server for my devices?
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looking for support
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Know you can set the date and time manually. but not sure of the NTP server and the Almond+ doesnt have a battery or capacitor backup for the clock as far as I know... Neither do many of the other routers on the market... that said.. Another possibility would be NMEA support via the GPS port and firmware to get the time from a USB GPS fob... but that would have to be an update or script added to the +, its not built-in
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I can't answer the question about the Almond, but you could create your own very accurate NTP server with a Raspberry Pi and GPS. It's decidedly not a zero cost solution, but if it's within your means you might find it a good solution.
Here's one means to that end:
This board: https://v3.airspy.us/product/upu-rpigps/
(on a RasPi, of course...)
And these instructions:
http://www.satsignal.eu/ntp/Raspberry-Pi-quickstart.html
Of course, for that board, you need an antenna. You also need a power supply, power cable, ethernet cable, perhaps an enclosure, and probably other things I'm not thinking of. It's never as inexpensive as it looks at the start. But probably less than a lot of other solutions.