
Configure an SNTP server
You can enable automatic syncing of system time after you configure at least one SNTP
server providing you also:
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Configure the SNTP client mode to use either a public SNTP server, or a clock and
SNTP server within your own network. For more information, see Configure the SNTP
client mode on page 87.
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Activate automated time management. For more information, see Enable system
time to synchronize with an SNTP server on page 90.
To configure an SNTP server:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
switch, or connected directly to the switch through an Ethernet cable.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the device management password.
The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The
password is case-sensitive.
The HOME page displays.
4. Select Settings > SNTP
The SNTP options display.
5. In the SYSTEM TIME section, click the down arrow to expand the menu.
The system time options display.
6. Click the SNTP Server Configuration tab.
7. Click the purple Add button.
The SNTP server configuration menu options display.
8. From the Server Type menu, select either IPv4 or DNS.
9. In the Address field, enter the address in the format compatible with Server Type.
10. In the Port field, enter the number of the port to use for UDP transmissions: 123, or
1025 to 36465.
For unicast transmissions between the SNTP client and an external SNTP server, this
port must be open in the firewall to allow access.
When the SNTP client mode is broadcast, only allow the internal SNTP server to
access the port.
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