Restoring The Default Ntp Configuration; Enabling And Disabling Ntp; Enabling/Disabling Ntp Broadcasting - Spectracom SecureSync User Reference Manual

3.4 Network Time Protocol (NTP)
3.4.14

Restoring the Default NTP Configuration

To restore SecureSync to the default NTP configuration:
1.
Navigate to the MANAGEMENT/NETWORK/NTP Setup screen.
2.
In the NTP Actions panel click the Restore Default NTP Configuration button.
3.
In the dialogue window that displays, click the OK button.
3.4.15

Enabling and Disabling NTP

After changing any of the NTP configurations, the NTP daemon needs to be disabled and then
enabled for the changes to take effect.
Changes made to NTP configurations will also take effect after SecureSync is either rebooted or
power cycled.
To enable or disable NTP:
1.
Navigate to the MANAGEMENT/NETWORK/NTP Setup screen.
2.
In the NTP Services panel locate the ON/OFF switch.
3.
A 10-second pop-up notification window will confirm the status change. Clicking the X-but-
ton in the notification window will close it before the 10 seconds elapsed.
3.4.16

Enabling/Disabling NTP Broadcasting

SecureSync allows NTP service to be configured to broadcast the NTP time to the network's
broadcast address at scheduled intervals. To enable NTP broadcasting:
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NOTE – The NTP Broadcast mode is intended for one or a few servers and many cli-
ents.
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