Local NTP setup needed for DCM config to work after version 9.0.17 (19162)
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Local NTP setup needed for DCM config to work after version 9.0.17 (19162)

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Getting "Wait for NTP to synchronize" or "Waiting for NTP to be enabled or configured" error message ? 

With version 9.0.17 (19162) the timestamp tools has been changed, so in the future you will need to have a NTP pool configured to use the Data Collection module.

With version 9.1 (619491006) a new option in DCM config file allows the user to disable the need for a NTP setup.
This is done with the config file entry "WaitForNTP": false in the general config file section.

See general section example at appendix A below.  

The below displayed NTP setup is highly recommend when using AWS or Azure as IoT cloud services

Example:

The NTP can be configured in SiteManager GUI > System > Time

NOTE!

Time Zone offset has no effect as all timestamps used are in UTC.

Please insert a valid NTP server pool.
You can use time.google.com or ntp.secomea.com
or you can find links to local NTP pools  here , However the possibility of being blocked or ignored
(NTP KoD) is high when using a public NTP pool without subscription.  
{
 "ConfigName": "Name the entire config",
 "ConfigDescription": "Describe the entire config",
 "CheckpointInterval": 600,
 "AlarmsSaved": 10,
 "WaitForNTP": false,
 "Collectors": [

 {

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