
NTP Function Configuration
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68. NTP Function Configuration
68.1
Introduction to NTP Function
The NTP (Network Time Protocol) synchronizes timekeeping spans WAN and LAN
among distributed time servers and clients, it can get millisecond precision. The
introduction of event, state, transmit function and action are defined in RFC-1305.
The purpose of using NTP is to keep consistent timekeeping among all
clock-dependent devices within the network so that the devices can provide diverse
applications based on the consistent time.
For a local system running NTP, its time can be synchronized by other reference
sources and can be used as a reference source to synchronize other clocks, also can
synchronize each other by transmit NTP packets.
68.2
NTP Function Configuration Task List
1. To enable NTP function
2. To configure NTP server function
3. To configure the max number of broadcast or multicast servers supported by the NTP
client
4. To configure time zone
5. To configure NTP access control list
6. To configure NTP authentication
7. To specified some interface as NTP broadcast/multicast client interface
8. To configure some i
nterface can‘t receive NTP packets
9. Display information
10. Debug
1. To enable NTP function
Command
Explication
Global Mode
ntp enable
ntp disable
To enable or disable NTP function.