
Operation Manual – NTP
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 NTP Configuration
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Task
Remarks
Displaying NTP Configuration
Optional
1.3 Configuring NTP Implementation Modes
An S5600 Ethernet switch can work in one of the following NTP modes:
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Configuring NTP Server/Client Mode
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Configuring the NTP Symmetric Peer Mode
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Configuring NTP Broadcast Mode
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Configuring NTP Multicast Mode
Note:
To protect unused sockets against attacks by malicious users and improve security,
H3C S5600 series Ethernet switches provide the following functions:
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UDP port 123 is opened only when the NTP feature is enabled.
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UDP port 123 is closed as the NTP feature is disabled.
These functions are implemented as follows:
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Execution of one of the
ntp-service unicast-server
,
ntp-service unicast-peer
,
ntp-service broadcast-client
,
ntp-service broadcast-server
,
ntp-service
multicast-client
, and
ntp-service multicast-server
commands enables the NTP
feature and opens UDP port 123 at the same time.
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Execution of the
undo
form of one of the above six commands disables all
implementation modes of the NTP feature and closes UDP port 123 at the same
time.
1.3.1 Configuring NTP Server/Client Mode
For switches working in the server/client mode, you only need to perform configurations
on the clients, and not on the servers.