
ND-CLK User Manual- Rev 1.0.1 - Sep-08
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Reset Device
The network clock may be reset with a soft reset to allow the device to clear its current
communications buffer and re-initialize its processing, includes re-requesting of a DHCP
address. This feature is intended to allow the user to remotely reset the unit. This feature
does not restore the unit to its factory default state. Simply right click on the clock you
are interested in a select “Reset Device”.
Soft Restarts
A soft restart may periodically be performed by the network clock to automatically
attempt to rectify a problem it may be experiencing. A soft restart is essentially the same
as performing a manual soft reset device as described above.
The NTD clock will perform a soft restart under the following conditions:
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If the clock is not receiving an NTP poll response or an NTP broadcast response
depending on which mode the NTD clock is in.
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If the clock is set to use DHCP and no DHCP server can be found.
The timeout before doing a soft restart is no less than every 10 minutes. Several factors
can increase the time between these soft restarts.
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The soft restart will be delayed by two hours if a connection is made by telnet or
a discovery by WinDiscovery.
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The soft restart is delayed if the user changes the default parameters for NTP poll
retries/timeouts or the NTP broadcast timeout. For example, if the NTP broadcast
timeout is increased to 60 minutes the soft restart timeout will also be increased
to 60 minutes.