Model: MTS200 (1U)
Doc. Ref. no. : - m08/om/201
Issue no.: 03
Page 191 of 195
User’s Manual
17.22 NTP Client Not synchronized with MTS200 using Symmetric Key
Authentication
1) ntp.keys file of MTS200 and ntp client should have same Keyid-string pair at both sides. The
required keyid-pair should be configured in ntp.conf file at MTS200 and client side.
2) ntp service at server and client side, should be restarted after configuring ntp.keys and
ntp.conf file.
3) ntp.keys file path of ntp client should be properly configured in client ntp.conf file.
4) NTP client should have symmetric authentication enabled in configuration file.
17.23 NTP Client Not synchronized with MTS200 using PC scheme AutoKey
association with MTS200 as trusted Server
Below options can be possible reasons affecting the process.
1) Autokey password used to generate autokey file, mismatch at server and client side.
2) NTP client ntp.conf is configured for disable authentication or symmetric key authentication.
3) NTP client ntp.conf is wrongly configured for autokey parameters.
4) NTP client ntp.conf server address of MTS200
should have “autokey” keyword appended in
its line.
5) Old keys not deleted at MTS200 side or ntp client side.
6) NTP service should be restarted at server and client side after configuration done.
7) Wrong autokey files transferred to ntp client
8) NTP client side autokey file names improper.
9) NTP client autokey files directory path and path defined in client ntp.conf should be same.
17.24 NTP Client Not synchronized with MTS200 using PC scheme AutoKey
association with multiple MTS200 units.
Below options can be possible reasons affecting the process.
1) Autokey password used to generate autokey file, mismatch at server and client side.
2) NTP autokey files Private key and certificate contents of MTS200 as trusted server should be
copied and pasted as Private key and certificate contents of MTS200 as server only.
3) Autokey password should be same of MTS200 trusted server, MTS200 server and other ntp
autokey clients.
4) NTP client ntp.conf is configured for disable authentication or symmetric key authentication.
5) NTP client ntp.conf is wrongly configured for autokey parameters.
6) NTP client ntp.conf server address of MTS200
should have “autokey” keyword appended in
its line.
7) Old keys not deleted at MTS200 side or ntp client side.
8) NTP service should be restarted at all MTS200 servers and client side after configuration
done.
9) Wrong autokey files transferred to ntp client
10) NTP client side autokey file names improper.
11) NTP client autokey files directory path and path defined in client ntp.conf should be same.
17.25 NTP Client Not synchronized with MTS200 using IFF scheme AutoKey
association with MTS200 as trusted Server
Below options can be possible reasons affecting the process.
