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What is the alternative? No battery, but update via NNTP on reboot?


Assuming there's an active uplink that can reach a timeserver, then yes.

The batter-powered RTC allows the router to serve more accurate time and maintain working HTTPS in the event it gets rebooted as a troubleshooting step for when the internet goes down, possibly for an extended period.




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