Description
The NTP client authenticates the NTP server.
Options
authentication-mode
Set the NTP authentication mode.
• md5: Authenticate using MD5.
• sha1: Authenticate using SHA1.
trusted
Set this authentication key as trusted.
ntp max-association
This command is used to configure the maximum number of servers associated with this NTP client.
Syntax
ntp max-association
<number>
Options
max-association <
number
>
Sets the maximum number of NTP associations.
Description
Configure maximum number of servers associated with the client. Up to eight servers can be configured as the
maximum.
Restrictions
The range for a maximum number of NTP associations is 1–8.
Example
Switch(config)# ntp
max-associations Maximum number of NTP associations.
Switch(config)# ntp max-associations
<1-8> Enter the number.
Restrictions
Validation
Error/Warning/Prompt
When the number of configured NTP servers is more
than the max-associations value.
The maximum number of NTP servers
allowed is <number>.
When the max-associations value is less than the (n)
number of configured NTP servers.
Max-associations value cannot be less
than the number of NTP servers
configured.
ntp server
This command is used to configure the NTP servers.
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