Time Servers - Aastra 9143i Series Administrator's Manual

Time Servers

A time server is a computer server that reads the actual time from a reference
clock and distributes this information to the clients in a network. The time server
may be a local network time server or an internet time server. The Network Time
Protocol (NTP) is the most widely used protocol that distributes and synchronizes
time in the network with the time on the time server.
On the IP phones, you can enable or disable a Time Server to be used to
synchronize time on the phones with the Timer Server you specify. An
Administrator can use the IP Phone UI, Aastra Web UI, or configuration files to
enable/disable the Time Server and specify a Time Server 1, Timer Server 2, and/
or Time Server 3. A User can enable/disable the Time Server using the IP Phone
UI or Aastra Web UI only. The Time Server is enabled by default.
Setting Time Server Using the Configuration Files
Use the following procedure to enable/disable the Time Server and optionally set
the IP Address of Time Servers 1, 2, and/or 3.
Configuration Files
For specific parameters you can set in the configuration files, see Appendix A, the section,
Settings" on page A-59.
Setting Time Server Using the IP Phone UI
Use the following procedure to set the Time Server and optionally set the IP
Address of Time Servers 1, 2, and/or 3.
IP Phone UI
Step Action
Enable/the Time Server by specifying Time Server 1, 2, and/or 3:
1 Press on the phone to enter the Options List.
2 Select Preferences->Time and Date->Time Server.
3 Select Timer Server 1, Time Server 2, and/or Time Server 3.
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Configuring Operational Features
Operational Features
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