NETGEAR GS728TS Admin Manual page 42

GS728TS, GS728TPS, GS752TS, and GS752TPS Gigabit Smart Switches
To configure the time through SNTP:
1. From the Clock Source field, select SNTP.
When the Clock Source is set to SNTP, the Date and Time fields are grayed out
(disabled). The switch gets the date and time from the network.
2. Use the menu to select the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time zone in which the switch
is located, expressed as the number of hours. The options in the Time Zone menu specify
the time difference from UTC time zone.
3. Click Apply to send the updated configuration to the switch. Configuration changes take
effect immediately.
4. Use the SNTP Server Configuration page to configure the SNTP server settings, as
described in SNTP Server Configuration
5. Click Refresh to refresh the page with the most current data from the switch.
6. Click Cancel to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to
the latest value of the switch.
The SNTP Global Status table on the Time Configuration page displays information about
the system's SNTP client. The following table describes the SNTP Global Status fields.
Field Description
Version Specifies the SNTP Version the client supports.
Supported Mode Specifies the SNTP modes the client supports. Multiple modes may be
supported by a client.
Last Update Time Specifies the local date and time (UTC) the SNTP client last updated the system
clock.
Last Attempt Time Specifies the local date and time (UTC) of the last SNTP request or receipt of an
unsolicited message.
Last Attempt Status Specifies the status of the last SNTP request or unsolicited message for both
unicast mode. If no message has been received from a server, a status of Other
is displayed. These values are appropriate for all operational modes:
• Other: None of the following enumeration values.
• Success: The SNTP operation was successful and the system time was
• Request Timed Out: A directed SNTP request timed out without receiving a
• Bad Date Encoded: The time provided by the SNTP server is not valid.
• Version Not Supported: The SNTP version supported by the server is not
• Server Unsynchronized: The SNTP server is not synchronized with its
• Server Kiss Of Death: The SNTP server indicated that no further queries
Server IP Address Specifies the IP address of the server for the last received valid packet. If no
message has been received from any server, an empty string is shown.
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updated.
response from the SNTP server.
compatible with the version supported by the client.
peers. This is indicated via the 'leap indicator' field on the SNTP message.
were to be sent to this server. This is indicated by a stratum field equal to 0 in
a message received from a server.
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