Installation guide

Switch Services
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2. Select the NTP Neighbor tab.
3. Refer to the following information (as displayed within the NTP Neighbor tab) to assess whether an
existing neighbor configuration can be used as is, if an existing configuration requires modification
or a new configuration is required.
4. Select an existing neighbor and click the Edit button to modify the existing peer or server designation,
IP address, version, authentication key ID and preferred source designation.
5. Select an existing entry and click the Delete button to remove it from the table.
IP Address/Hostname Displays the numeric IP address of the resource (peer or server)
providing switch SNTP resources. Ensure the server is on the same
subnet as the switch to provide SNTP support.
Neighbor Type Displays whether the NTP resource is a Peer (another associated
peer device capable of SNTP support) or a Server (a dedicated
SNTP server resource). This designation is made when adding or
editing an NTP neighbor.
Key ID Displays whether AutoKey Authentication or Symmetric Key
Authentication is used to secure the interaction between the
switch and its NTP resource. This designation is made when adding
or editing an NTP neighbor.
Preferred Source Displays whether this NTP resource is a preferred NTP resource.
Preferred sources (those with a checkmark) are contacted before
non-preferred resources. There can be more than one preferred
source.
NTP Version Displays a NTP version between 1 and 4. Currently version three
and four implementations of NTP are available. The latest
version is NTPv4, but the official Internet standard is NTPv3.