# Gateway Timezone

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 7, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667 "2013-06-07T16:05:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667/1 "2013-06-07T16:05:15Z")

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I have a project on central time and the gateway is telling me it is on Eastern Time Zone,  
How do I change this?  
Nothing in the manual.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667/2 "2013-06-07T16:31:53Z")

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Okay when talking about timezone stuff, you have to be extremely specific. Can you describe more precisely what you’re talking about? what do you mean by “a project on central time” and, if the Gateway is “telling” you it is on eastern time: where are you seeing this, and what is the server that the gateway is running on’s OS timezone.

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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667/3 "2013-06-07T16:48:41Z")

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I am in the eastern timezone right now but the gateway is running on a box in the Central Timezone. How can I change this to reflect the datetime of the gateway computer?

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667/4 "2013-06-07T17:16:40Z")

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The gateway gets its timezone from the host server’s OS. (Unless it’s been overridden via a command in ignition.conf)

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**Author:** ![AJBerera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@AJBerera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AJBerera)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-timezone/6667/5 "2013-06-07T17:49:46Z")

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thanks