3. Time Synchronization
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• In edit mode, navigate to /services/time/ntp/server and click <Add server>.
• On the Key settings form, enter the IP address or hostname for the server and click Add.
• On the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers form, set the server parameters.
• Commit the changes.
Figure 3.5. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers form
Enable
Turns on the NTP interface to this server.
Peer
Allows you to enter and edit peers. Peers are NTP servers of the same stratum as the router, and
are useful when contact is lost with the hosts in the NTP servers menu.
Minpoll
Synopsis: unsigned byte integer
Default: 6
Minimum poll interval for NTP messages, in seconds as a power of two.
Maxpoll
Synopsis: unsigned byte integer
Default: 10
Maximum poll interval for NTP messages, in seconds as a power of two.
Iburst
When the server is unreachable and at each poll interval, send a burst of eight packets instead
of the usual one.
NTP Version
Synopsis: integer
The version of the NTP protocol used to communicate with this host. Change this only if it is known
that the host requires a version other than 4.