User's Guide
AirTight Management Console User Guide
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Configure NTP
NTP stands for network time protocol and is used for clock synchronization between computer systems.
You can synchronize the AirTight server clock with an NTP server.
You must be a super user to synchronize the server with an NTP server.
You can specify an NTP server and find the time drift between the AirTight server and the NTP server.
Check Time Drift between AirTight server and NTP server
Before synchronizing the AirTight server clock with an NTP server, you check the time drift between the
two servers.
To synchronize with an NTP server, do the following.
1.
Select the root location (topmost location) in the location tree.
2. Go to Admin>System Settings>NTP Configuration.
3. Select the Enable NTP check box.
4. Enter the server IP or the host name of the NTP server in NTP server.
5. Click Check Drift. The drift details are displayed in the text box adjacent to Check Drift.
Synchronize AirTight Server Time with NTP Server
Synchronization with NTP requires the web server on the AirTight server to restart.
To synchronize with an NTP server, do the following.
1.
Select the root location (topmost location) in the location tree.
2.
Go to Admin>System Settings>NTP Configuration.
3. Select the Enable NTP check box.
4. Enter the server IP or the host name of the NTP server in NTP server.
5. Click Sync and Save. You are prompted to confirm restart of web server.
6. Click Yes to synchronize time and save. An appropriate message is displayed in the box adjacent to
Sync and Save and you are logged out of AirTight Management Console. The AirTight server clock
is synchronized with the NTP server.
Disable NTP
If you have enabled NTP and want to disable it, do the following.
1.
Select the root location (topmost location) in the location tree.
2. Go to Admin>System Settings>NTP Configuration.
3. Deselect the Enable NTP check box. Alternatively, click Restore Defaults.
4. Click Save.
Configure RF Propagation Settings
Set the default AP, Client, and Sensor antenna gain values using the Configuration>System>Advanced
Settings>RF Propagation option.