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Chapter 9 Making and Deploying Configuration Changes Using NetConfig
Using System-defined Tasks
NTP Server Configuration Task
You can use the NTP Server system-defined task to configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) on devices.
The following device categories are supported by this task:
• IOS (including Cable devices)
• Catalyst OS
• CSS
• CE
For more details, see Table 9-3.
You can enter the details of this task in the NTP Server Configuration dialog box. (To invoke this dialog
box, see Starting a New NetConfig Job.)
For the features of system-defined tasks and a description of the features of a system-defined task dialog
box, see Understanding the System-defined Task User Interface (Dialog Box).
Group Sub-group Field Description
Common
Parameters
NTP Server Action Select to add, remove, or make no change to Network Time
Protocol.
Host Name/IP Address Enter IP address of NTP server to which devices will send
time-of day requests.
IOS Parameters NTP Server Server Type Select the required server type.
Vers i o n Select the server version.
Server Key
(0-4294967295)
Enter the NTP server Key. The value must be between
0—4294967295.
Verify Server Key Re-enter the Key to confirm.
Source Interface (Interface
Name)
Enter the source interface name.
Preferred Select an option to specify whether it is a preferred
interface.
NTP
Authentication
Key
Action Select to add, remove, or make no change to the NTP
authentication Key.
Number [1 to 4294967295] Enter the number of Key bits. The value must be between 1
to 4294967295 Key bits.
Veri f y N um b e r Re-enter the number to confirm.
MD5 Number (Max 8
chars)
Enter the MD5 number. It should be a maximum of 8
characters.
NTP
Authentication
NTP Authentication Select to enable, disable, or make no change to NTP
authentication.
NTP Calendar Action Select to add, remove, or make no change to the NTP
calendar.
NTP Access
Group
Action Select to add, remove, or make no change to the NTP access
group.