Configuring Sntp - Motorola BSR 2000 Configuration And Management Manual

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Configuring SNTP

The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) provides system time with high accuracy,
but it does not provide the complex filtering and statistical mechanisms of the
Network Time Protocol (NTP). Configure the BSR to operate in client mode with the
remote system at the specified address. In this mode, the BSR can be synchronized to
the remote system, but the remote system never can be synchronized to the BSR.
Note: Ensure that the
configuring SNTP on the BSR. Refer to
Information
Follow these steps to configure SNTP server parameters on the BSR:
1. Configure the SNTP server with the sntp server command on Global
Note: When the server address is 224.0.1.1, the IANA assigned multicast
address for NTP, the client transmits a multicast request to this multicast
address and waits for replies. It then binds to the first server that replies. All
subsequent transactions happen in unicast mode.
For example:
2. Authenticate SNTP time sources with the sntp authenticate command in Global
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clock timezone
on page 3-11 for more information.
Configuration mode.
MOT (config)#sntp server {<224.0.1.1> | <A.B.C.D> | <Hostname>}
where
224.0.1.1 is the NTP Multicast server IP address.
A.B.C.D is the IP address of the server.
Hostname is the DNS name of the server.
MOT (config)#sntp server 192.168.1.253
MOT (config)#sntp server sntpd.motorola.com
Configuration mode.
command is configured before
Specifying System Time
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Configuring the System
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