Ntp Over Anycast - Spectracom SecureSync 1200 User Reference Manual

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2.15.12 NTP over Anycast

NTP
chronizing a client clock to a network master clock (see also "Configuring NTP" on page 89.)
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tial receivers via a single Anycast address, thus avoiding the need to configure every client indi
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Navigate to MANAGEMENT > NETWORK: NTP Setup .
On the NTP Services panel, click the GEAR icon.
The Edit NTP Services window will display. Check the Broadcast box.
Select a Broadcast Interval . When NTP Broadcasting is selected, in addition to still
responding to NTP time requests sent from network appliances, SecureSync will also
send unsolicited NTP time packets to the local broadcast address at the Broadcast Inter
val specified by you.
To utilize MD5 Authentication , select a Symmetric Key (see "Configuring NTP Symmetric
Keys" on page 112.)
Click Submit, or press Enter.
NTP broadcasting, simply uncheck the Broadcast box and click Submit .
(Network Time Protocol) is a packet network based synchronization protocol for syn
is a network routing protocol in which messages are routed to one of a group of poten
, as implemented in SecureSync, is a combination of the two concepts, allow
Associate one of its network ports to an Anycast IP address, and
Remove itself as an available time source if its reference is lost or degraded, and vice
versa.
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