IP Phone Administrator Guide

Network Settings

Network Time Servers

Phones

 

 

 

 

 

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that the IP phone uses to synchronize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the phone clock time with a computer (configuration server) in the network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To use NTP, you must enable it using the configuration files or the Aastra Web UI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can specify up to three time servers in your network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The IP phones support NTP version 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring NTP Servers (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following procedure to enable/disable and configure the NTP servers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using the configuration files.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP Phone UI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration Files

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For specific parameters you can set in the configuration files, see Appendix A, the section, “Time Server

 

 

 

 

 

Settings” on page A-31.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following procedure to enable/disable the NTP server using the IP Phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Press

 

on the phone to enter the Options List.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Select Preferences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Select Time and Date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Select Time Server.

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Enter your Administrator password.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The IP Phones accept numeric passwords only.

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Select Timer Server 1, Timer Server 2, or Time Server 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The Time Servers are disabled by default.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

To set a Time Server, press Enable. (Press Disable to disable a Time Server.)

 

 

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