3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 49 NTP Configuration
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II. Configuring NTP Peer Mode
Set a remote server whose ip address is ip-address as the peer of the local equipment.
In this case, the local equipment operates in symmetric active mode. ip-address
specifies a host address other than a broadcast, multicast or reference clock IP
address. In this mode, both the local Ethernet Switch and the remote server can
synchronize their clocks with the clock of opposite end.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 49-2 Configure NTP peer mode
Operation Command
Configure NTP peer mode
ntp-service unicast-peer ip-address [ version
number | authentication-key keyid |
source-interface { interface-name | interface-type
interface-number } | priority ]*
Cancel NTP peer mode undo ntp-service unicast-peer ip-address
NTP version number number ranges from 1 to 3 and defaults to 3; the authentication
key ID keyid ranges from 1 to 4294967295; interface-name or interface-type
interface-number specifies an interface, from which the source IP address of the NTP
packets sent from the local Ethernet Switch to the peer will be taken, the interface can
be VLAN interface and Loopback interface; priority indicates the peer will be the first
choice for time server.
III. Configuring NTP Broadcast Server Mode
Designate an interface on the local Ethernet Switch to transmit NTP broadcast packets.
In this case, the local equipment operates in broadcast mode and serves as a
broadcast server to broadcast messages to its clients regularly.
Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view.
Table 49-3 Configure NTP broadcast server mode
Operation Command
Configure NTP broadcast server mode ntp-service broadcast-server
[ authentication-keyid keyid version
number ]*
Cancel NTP broadcast server mode undo ntp-service broadcast-server
NTP version number number ranges from 1 to 3 and defaults to 3; the authentication
key ID keyid ranges from 1 to 4294967295; This command can only be configured on
the interface where the NTP broadcast packets will be transmitted.