En-/Disabling Timekeeper - Spectracom SecureSync User Reference Manual

In order to utilize the TimeKeeper functionality, a License file has to be purchased from Spec-
tracom.
Getting started with TimeKeeper:
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En-/Disabling TimeKeeper

There are two ways to enable/disable TimeKeeper:
METHOD A:
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METHOD B:
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If the TimeKeeper license has been purchased separately, activate TimeKeeper by apply-
ing the License file—see "Applying a License File" on page 276. (You can skip this step, if
the license was purchased with the SecureSync unit: In this case the License file will be
installed in the factory.)
Enable TimeKeeper—see "En-/Disabling TimeKeeper" below.
Configure TimeKeeper, see "Configuring a TimeKeeper PTP Master" on page 127, "Con-
figuring TimeKeeper PTP Slaves" on page 130, and/or "Configuring TimeKeeper as an NTP
Time Server" on page 132.
In the Primary Navigation menu, click on MONITORING .
In the panel TimeKeeper Service , slide the switch to ON (or OFF).
A pop-up message will briefly appear, indicating that TimeKeeper has been enabled or dis-
abled.
Under MANAGEMENT > PTP Setup , in the panel PTP Service , slide the switch to ON (or
OFF).
(Note that TimeKeeper can be enabled only using the PTP Service switch, NOT the NTP
switch.)
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