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C HAPTER 4 | Basic Management Tasks
Setting the System Clock
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Figure 13: Setting the Polling Interval for SNTP
CONFIGURING NTP Use the System > Time (Configure General - NTP) page to configure NTP
authentication and show the polling interval at which the switch will query
the specified time servers.
CLI REFERENCES
◆ "Time" on page 749
PARAMETERS
The following parameters are displayed:
◆ Current Time – Shows the current time set on the switch.
◆ Authentication Status – Enables authentication for time requests and
updates between the switch and NTP servers. (Default: Disabled)
You can enable NTP authentication to ensure that reliable updates are
received from only authorized NTP servers. The authentication keys and
their associated key number must be centrally managed and manually
distributed to NTP servers and clients. The key numbers and key values
must match on both the server and client.
◆ Polling Interval – Shows the interval between sending requests for a
time update from NTP servers. (Fixed: 1024 seconds)
WEB INTERFACE
To set the clock maintenance type to NTP:
1. Click System, then Time.
2. Select Configure General from the Step list.
3. Select NTP from the Maintain Type list.
4. Enable authentication if required.
5. Click Apply