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SNTP Global Configuration

Use the SNTP Global Configuration page to view and adjust date and time settings.
To display the SNTP Global Configuration page, click System
Global Configuration.
SNTP Global Configuration
SNTP stands for Simple Network Time Protocol. As its name suggests, it is a less
complicated version of Network Time Protocol, which is a system for synchronizing the
clocks of networked computer systems, primarily when data transfer is handled via the
Internet.
1. Use Client Mode to specify the mode of operation of SNTP Client. An SNTP client may
operate in one of the following modes.
• Disable - SNTP is not operational. No SNTP requests are sent from the client nor are
any received SNTP messages processed.
• Unicast - SNTP operates in a point to point fashion. A unicast client sends a request
to a designated server at its unicast address and expects a reply from which it can
determine the time and, optionally the round-trip delay and local clock offset relative
to the server.
• Broadcast - SNTP operates in the same manner as multicast mode but uses a local
broadcast address instead of a multicast address. The broadcast address has a
single subnet scope while a multicast address has Internet wide scope.
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Management > Time
Chapter 2. Configuring System Information
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SNTP
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