3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 49 NTP Configuration
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49.4.5 Configure Authentication-Enabled NTP Server Mode
I. Network requirements
SW88001 sets the local clock as the NTP master clock at stratum 2. SW88002 sets
SW88001 as its time server in server mode and itself in client mode and enables
authentication. (Note: SW88001 supports to configure the local clock as the master
clock)
II. Network diagram
See Figure 7-2.
III. Configuration procedure
Configure Ethernet Switch SW88001:
Enter system view.
<SW88001> system-view
Set the local clock as the master NTP clock at stratum 2.
[SW88001] ntp-service refclcok-master 2
Configure Ethernet Switch SW88002:
Enter system view.
<SW88002> system-view
Set SW88001 as time server.
[SW88002[ ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11
Enable authentication.
[SW88002] ntp-service authentication enable
Set the key.
[SW88002] ntp-service authentication-keyid 42 authentication-mode md5
aNiceKey
Set the key as reliable.
[SW88002] ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid 42
[Qudiway2] ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11 authentication-keyid 42
The above examples synchronized SW88002 by SW88001. Since SW88001 has not
been enabled authentication, it cannot synchronize SW88002. And now let us do the
following additional configurations on SW88001 :
Enable authentication.
[SW88001] ntp-service authentication enable
Set the key.