Configuring Ntp In Client Mode; Configuring Authentication In Client Mode - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Configuring NTP on the Switch

Configuring NTP in Client Mode

Configure the switch in NTP client mode if you want the client switch to regularly send time-of day
requests to an NTP server. You can configure up to ten server addresses per client.
To configure the switch in NTP client mode, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1 Configure the IP address of the NTP server.
Step 2 Enable NTP client mode.
Step 3 Verify the NTP configuration.
This example shows how to configure the NTP server address, enable NTP client mode on the switch,
and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set ntp server 172.20.52.65
NTP server 172.20.52.65 added.
Console> (enable) set ntp client enable
NTP Client mode enabled
Console> (enable) show ntp
Current time: Tue Jun 23 1998, 20:29:25
Timezone: '', offset from UTC is 0 hours
Summertime: '', disabled
Last NTP update: Tue Jun 23 1998, 20:29:07
Broadcast client mode: disabled
Broadcast delay: 3000 microseconds
Client mode: enabled
NTP-Server
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172.16.52.65
Console> (enable)

Configuring Authentication in Client Mode

Authentication can enhance the security of a system running NTP. When you enable authentication, the
client switch sends the time-of-day requests to the trusted NTP servers only. Authentication is
documented in RFC 1305.
You can configure up to ten authentication keys per client. Each authentication key is actually a pair of
two keys:
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To authenticate the message, the client authentication key must match that of the server. The
authentication key must be securely distributed in advance (the client administrator must get the key pair
from the server administrator and configure it on the client).
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A public key number—A 32-bit integer that can range from 1 to 4294967295
A secret key string—An arbitrary string of 32 characters including all printable characters and
spaces
Command
set ntp server ip_addr
set ntp client enable
show ntp [noalias]
Chapter 34 Configuring NTP
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