Synchronizing Device Time

About this task

A time synchronization policy ensures your devices' time and date match the SOTI MobiControl deployment server or a specified SNTP/NTP server.

Important:

  • Different regions within a single time zone may adhere to the different Daylight Saving Time (DST) adjustments. When configuring your Time Synchronization, ensure that you refer to Daylight Saving Time Around the World for the correct information regarding when DST begins and ends in different regions.

  • You can apply a time synchronization policy to Android Enterprise Work Managed devices with SOTI MobiControl v13.6 (or later) device agents. Samsung devices must have an activated ELM license. On non-Samsung devices, you must install the SOTI MDM plugin for the OEM compatible with the device.

  • Zebra devices running Android 8.0 or later do not support this feature. To imitate the functionality, use Clock Settings in the Zebra StageNow utility tool. You can then export the Clock Settings to .xml and apply it to your devices using the mxconfig script command.

To configure a time synchronization policy:

Procedure

  1. Click a device name to open its Device Information panel.
  2. Switch to the Configurations tab and scroll down to the Advanced Configurations table.
  3. Beside Time Synchronization, click More > Edit to open the Device Time Synchronization dialog box.
  4. Click Enable Time Synchronization Policy and select between using the SOTI MobiControl deployment server or an SNTP/NTP server.
  5. Modify the settings as needed.
  6. Click OK to save your new settings.

Results

Note: You can also modify device time synchronization policies at the device group level by following the same general steps. Open a Group Information panel and edit Time Synchronization in the Advanced Configurations table of the Configurations tab. You will need to modify the setting for each applicable device family present in a device group.