098-00720-000 Revision B – April, 2016
SyncServer 600 Series User’s Guide
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Chapter 6 Provisioning
Provisioning NTP Security
Use the DELETE button to clear previous keys and certificates. This is a required
step before generating new ones.
Table 6-12. Configure NTP Autokey Server
Method
Steps
Notes
Web Interface
Security > NTPd Autokey Server
1. In the Identity Scheme IFF
section, enter the Server
Password.
This is equivalent to the "crypto pw
<server-password>" line in
ntp.conf on a generic NTP device.
2. Click the
Generate
button to
create the key file and/or
certificate file.
3. Click the
Restart
button to make
any changes take effect.
Configure NTP Autokey
Server
While the NTP daemon
restarts, its services are
temporarily unavailable,
and it generates the
following alarm events:
NTP Stratum Change,
NTP System Peer
Change, NTP Leap
Change.
Security > NTPd Autokey Server
1. Enter the Group Key File name
that is to be downloaded to the
SyncServer.
2. Click the
Save As
button to save
the Group Key File to the
SyncServer.
3. Click the
Restart
button to make
any changes take effect.
Download IFF Group Key
File.
While the NTP daemon
restarts, its services are
temporarily unavailable,
and it generates the
following alarm events:
NTP Stratum Change,
NTP System Peer
Change, NTP Leap
Change.
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