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Catalyst 2975 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Administering the Switch
Managing the System Time and Date
Configuring NTP
The switch does not have a hardware-supported clock and cannot function as an NTP master clock to
which peers synchronize themselves when an external NTP source is not available. The switch also has
no hardware support for a calendar. As a result, the
ntp update-calendar
and the
ntp master
global
configuration commands are not available.
These sections contain this configuration information:
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Default NTP Configuration, page 7-4
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Configuring NTP Authentication, page 7-5
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Configuring NTP Associations, page 7-6
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Configuring NTP Broadcast Service, page 7-7
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Configuring NTP Access Restrictions, page 7-8
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Configuring the Source IP Address for NTP Packets, page 7-10
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Displaying the NTP Configuration, page 7-11
Default NTP Configuration
shows the default NTP configuration.
NTP is enabled on all interfaces by default. All interfaces receive NTP packets.
Table 7-1
Default NTP Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
NTP authentication
Disabled. No authentication key is specified.
NTP peer or server associations
None configured.
NTP broadcast service
Disabled; no interface sends or receives NTP broadcast packets.
NTP access restrictions
No access control is specified.
NTP packet source IP address
The source address is set by the outgoing interface.