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Configuration procedure
1) Configure Device A
# Configure the local clock as the reference clock, with the stratum of 2. Enable NTP authentication, set
the key ID to 24, and specify the created authentication key aNiceKey is a trusted key. (Configuration
omitted.)
2) Configure Switch B
# Configure Device A as the NTP server of Switch B.
z Select System > System Time from the navigation tree and perform the configurations as shown
in Figure 1-3
.
Figure 1-3 Configure Device A as the NTP server of Switch B
z Select NTP.
z Type 24 in the ID box, and type aNiceKey in the Key String text box for key 1.
z Type 1.0.1.11 in the NTP Server 1 text box and type 24 in the Reference Key ID text box.
z Click Apply.
3) Verify the configuration
After the above configuration, you can see that the current system time on Device A is the same with
that on Switch B.
Configuration Guidelines
When configuring system time, note that: