Configuring Timekeeper As An Ntp Time Server - Spectracom SecureSync User Reference Manual

3.5 Configuring TimeKeeper
1.
Navigate to the PTP Setup screen via the MANAGEMENT > NETWORK > PTP Setup
menu.
2.
In the PTP Slaves table, click the GEAR button next to the PTP SLAVE you wish to edit.
3.
The Edit Source# pop-up window displays. Edit the desired configuration parameter(s). For
additional information, see Procedure a) : "ADDING a PTP Slave" above.
4.
Click Submit , and wait for the screen to refresh.
Procedure c): DELETING a PTP Slave
To delete a previously created PTP Slave:
1.
Navigate to the PTP Setup screen through the MANAGEMENT > NETWORK > PTP
Setup menu.
2.
Click the X-button next to the PTP Slave you wish to delete.
3.
Click OK in the pop-up window to confirm the deletion of the PTP Slave, and wait for the
screen to refresh.
The Source number in the header of the ADD (EDIT) window:
The Source number shown is a result of TimeKeeper keeping track of time sources. The different
sources are ranked in the TimeKeeper configuration file (see illustration below). For more inform-
ation, see
3.5.4

Configuring TimeKeeper as an NTP Time Server

Similar to the concept of PTP masters as an external reference, TimeKeeper allows external NTP
servers to be used by the system as a synchronization source if NTP is an entry in the reference
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FSMLab's TimeKeeper documentation
NOTE – TimeKeeper does not support NTP peering, hence NTP servers are also
referred to as NTP Sources
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