The absolute Command

Use the absolute time-range command to specify a time range to be in effect each day. The command is issued in the Time-Range Configuration mode, which is activated by the time-range command. The syntax is

Router(config-time-range)#absolute [start time date] [end time date]

The start and end times use the 24-hour clock. The dates are in a text form, such as June 1, 2003.

The following sample defines a time range from 8:00 December 18, 2003, until 8:00 January 3, 2004:

Router(config)#time-range holidays-closed
Router(config-time-range)#absolute 8:00 18 december 2003 8:00 3 january 2004

Only one absolute entry is allowed per time-range command. If a time-range command has both absolute and periodic values specified, then the periodic items are evaluated only after the absolute start time is reached, and aren’t evaluated any further after the absolute end time is reached.