Symmetricom ND-CLK User Manual page 30

Status
The Status window is a display-only window that gives you the current information
on the network clock's display and synchronization activity. The status window
shows a snapshot of the network clock display. This status update is not precise, but
is intended to give you a view of the clock display for troubleshooting and
maintenance purposes. The Status also shows the active NTP server – Primary or
Secondary, the current synchronization status, and Time Adjustment information.
Time Adjustments may be caused by
o loss of NTP,
o changing the NTP source, or
o changing Network Configuration settings
o power loss or cycling
The Ceiling Exceeded field describes the event where the time adjustment exceeded
a value that will be set in the NTP Clock Configuration - Advanced – Ceiling. Note:
the statistics will reset if you change the NTP server.
[Troubleshooting Tip: In addition to the standard status indications, the network clock will display a
special error indicator under the status window if either a DHCP server cannot be located, or if the device
has an IP address conflict due to either DHCP or Static IP addressing. Under these conditions the unit will
also be assigned a fallback IP address of 169.254.xxx.xxx, and appear in RED text under the main
WinDiscovery window. To determine the cause of why the clock received a 169.254.xxx.xxx address the
user should display the status of the clock. Near the bottom of the Status window the error will be
displayed. (If there is no error the error text field will not be displayed]
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