Many IP cameras can display the current date/time overlayed on the video. To print the correct time, IP cameras need an accurate time source – to help provide this the encoder can run an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server to ensure that the encoder and all IP cameras use the same date and time.

Once enabled it is necessary to log in to each IP camera and configure it to use NTP as a time source. The address for the NTP server should be the IP Address of the encoder’s LAN port (that it is connected to).

The option to enable/disable NTP is available from the Time and date settings page of the encoder's local web configuration interface: