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7.10 Get time of Client PC from an NTP Server
An NTP Server always provides the current time. The time of your PC will be
updated continuously with the time from the NTP Server . This is a periodic
synchronization mode, i.e. the time is updated at regular intervals. In order to get
the time from a NTP Server the IP address of the NTP Server must be specified.
1. Open the command prompt of your PC via the Windows Start menu.
Abb. 9 Open command prompt from the Start menu
2. Enter the following command:
net time /setsntp:xxx.xx.xx.xxx
3. Enter the IP address of the NTP Server for xxx.xx.xx.xxx.
Abb. 10 Command prompt window
4. Restart your PC or enter the following command in the command prompt of
your PC:
net stop w32time
net start w32time
The IP address of an appropriate server can be found in the Internet or you can contact your system
administrator.