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Defining SNTP Global Settings

The SNTP Properties Page provides information for defining SNTP parameters globally. To define SNTP global
parameters:
1. Click System > SNTP > Properties. The SNTP Properties Page opens:
Figure 22: SNTP Properties Page
The SNTP Properties Page contains the following fields:
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Poll Interval — Defines the interval (in seconds) at which the SNTP server is polled for Unicast information.
The Poll Interval default is 1024 seconds.
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Enable Receive Broadcast Servers Updates — Defines whether or not the device monitors the SNTP serv-
ers for Broadcast server time information on the selected interfaces. The possible values are:
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Enable — Enables the device to receive Broadcast server updates.
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Disable — Disables the device from receiving Broadcast server updates.
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Enable Receive Anycast Servers Updates — Defines whether or not the device polls the SNTP server for
Anycast server time information. If both the Enable Receive Anycast Servers Update and the Enable Receive
Broadcast Servers Update fields are enabled, the system time is set according to the Anycast server time
information. The possible values are:
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Enable — Enables the device to receive Anycast server updates.
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Disable — Disables the device from receiving Anycast server updates.
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Enable Receive Unicast Servers Updates — Defines whether or not the device polls the SNTP server for
Unicast server time information. If the Enable Receive Broadcast Servers Updates, Enable Receive Anycast
Servers Updates, and Enable Receive Unicast Servers Updates fields are all enabled, the system time is set
according to the Unicast server time information. The possible values are:
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Enable — Enables the device to receive Unicast server updates.
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Disable — Disables the device from receiving Unicast server updates.
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Enable Poll Unicast Servers — Defines whether or not the device sends SNTP Unicast forwarding informa-
tion to the SNTP server. The possible values are:
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Enable — Enables the device to receive Poll Unicast server updates.
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Disable — Disables the device from receiving Poll Unicast server updates.
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