Ntp Expert Mode - Spectracom SecureSync User Reference Manual

3.4 Network Time Protocol (NTP)
3.4.7

NTP Expert Mode

Advanced NTP configuration is possible via the
ectly into the
To access NTP Expert Mode, navigate to MANAGEMENT > NTP Setup . The switch for the NTP
Expert Mode is in the panel NTP Services .
NTP utilizes the
file is indirectly performed by a user via the supplied configuration pages of the SecureSync Web
UI. However, it may be desired in certain circumstances to edit this file directly, instead of using
the web-based setup screens. When Expert Mode is enabled, the user has direct access to the
NTP.conf
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NOTE – NTP over Anycast is not compatible with TimeKeeper, i.e. these two ser-
vices cannot be run simultaneously.
file (the syntax is similar to the one used with CISCO routers).
NTP.conf
Caution: NTP Expert Mode should only be utilized by advanced users, as incor-
rectly altering the
NTP.conf
figured as an input reference, SecureSync could lose synchronization).
Caution: Any configurations made in
Expert Mode is disabled.
file for its configuration. Normally, configuration of the
NTP.conf
file.
Caution: Spectracom Tech Support does not support the editing of the NTP con-
figuration files while in the Expert Mode. For additional information on editing the
file, please refer to
NTP.conf
IMPORTANT: If an undesirable change is made to the
NOTE –
affects the NTP operation, the
long as the previous configuration was known.
The file can be reset back to the factory default values by either using
NTP.conf
the procedure to restore all of the SecureSync factory default settings (see "Restor-
ing the Default NTP Configuration" on page 120) or editing the file back to the original
configuration as shown in the factory default configuration below.

NTP Expert Mode

, which allows users to write dir-
file can cause NTP to stop working (if NTP is con-
NTP Expert Mode will be lost as soon as
http://www.ntp.org/
.
file can be manually changed back as
NTP.conf
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NTP
NTP.conf
file that
NTP.conf