
SNTP client configuration task list
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IPLink Software Configuration Guide
21 • SNTP client configuration
Enabling and disabling the SNTP client
The SNTP client is disabled by default and has to be enabled if clock synchronization shall be used. This pro-
cedure describes how to enable or disable the SNTP client
Mode: Configure
Example:
Enabling the SNTP client operation
IPLink(cfg)#sntp-client
Example:
Disabling the SNTP client operation
IPLink(cfg)#no sntp-client
Defining SNTP client poll interval
Specifies the seconds between each SNTP client request in unicast or anycast mode.
This SNTP client poll interval can be defined to be within the range from 1 to 4’294’967’295. The default
value is 60 seconds.
This procedure describes how to set the SNTP client poll interval
Mode: Configure
Example:
Setting the SNTP client poll interval
In the following example the SNTP client poll interval is set to 30 seconds.
IPLink(cfg)#sntp-client poll-interval 30
Defining SNTP client constant offset to GMT
Setting the offset of the IPLink device local time zone from Greenwich Mean Time is required if the local time
shall be used for time dependent routing decisions or other reasons. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is also
known as Zulu Time and Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), refer to http://greenwichmeantime.com/ for
more details and information about your time zone and offset to GMT.
Note
Be aware that summertime offset is not automatically adjusted!
This procedure describes how to set the SNTP client local time zone offset from GMT
Step
Command
Purpose
1
node(cfg)#[no] sntp-client
Enables the SNTP client operation. Using the no command syntax dis-
ables this feature.
Step
Command
Purpose
1
node(cfg)#sntp-client poll-interval
value
Sets the SNTP client poll interval to value seconds