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750 Configuring the NTP Client settings
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Configuring the NTP Client settings
Configure the NTP client settings:
1 On the navigation tree, click the Services key and click the NTP Client Settings heading.
The NTP Client Settings screen appears.
2 Configure the NTP Client settings according to the following table.
3 Press the Tab key to save your settings.
Table 216 NTP Client settings
Attribute Description
NTP Server
Address Enter the IP address of the NTP Server to which you are synchronizing the Business
Communications Manager time.
Maximum Time
Adjustment Enter the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that the Business Communications Manager
system clock can be out of sync with the NTP Server time. Any time difference greater than this
value causes the Business Communications Manager time to require manual update.
For example, if the Maximum Time Adjustment is set to 60 seconds, but the time difference is 65
seconds, the Business Communications Manager system clock is not updated.
Note : The next time change update is determined by the Set Time Every option.
The default value for this option is 0. A value of 0 means there is no Maximum Time Adjustment,
so the Business Communications Manager system clock is changed regardless of what the time
discrepancy is between the Business Communications Manager and the NTP Server.
Exit After Setting
Time Once Select whether the NTP Client exits after a time adjustment.
Choose Enabled if you want the NTP Client Service to stop after a time adjustment is made.
When you choose Enabled, the time is set only once.
Choose Disabled if you want the NTP Client Service to continue running after a time adjustment
is made.
Set Time Every Enter the number of seconds between time updates.
The default is 86400 seconds (24 hours).
Tip : An event is entered into the Event Log each time Business Communications Manager
accesses the NTP server to check for a time update. If you enter a short time period in this field,
the Event Log will quickly fill with VoiceTimeSynch events.
Minimum Time
Adjustment Enter the time difference that must exist between the Business Communications Manager and
the NTP Server before a time adjustment is made.
If the time difference is less then the number of seconds entered, the time on the Business
Communications Manager is not changed.
NTPClient
Service Start
Type Select whether the NTP Client Service starts automatically.
Choose Automatic if you want the NTP Client Service to start now and to start automatically
whenever Business Communications Manager is started up or rebooted.
Choose Manual if you want to start the NTP Client Service manually. For information on how to
start the NTP Client Service, refer to “Starting the NTP Client Service” on page 751 .