Release 1.0 | IP Commands |
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sntp server
The sntp server command configures a router for SNTP to accept NTP traffic. The no sntp server command disables the router receiving NTP traffic.
Note: When the server address is set to 224.0.1.1, the assigned multicast address for NTP, the BSR operates in unicast mode. It transmits a request to this multicast address and waits for replies. It then "binds" to the first server who replies. All subsequent transactions happen in a unicast mode. This way, the server address need not be known beforehand.
If you configure the BSR to operate in authenticated mode, you must also configure an authentication key (sntp
Caution: If the sntp server configuration command is specified, the clock timezone command must also be specified. Otherwise, the timezone may not be initialized properly and wildly fluctuating time changes may be recorded.
Group Access
System Administrator
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Line Usage
sntp server {224.0.1.1 <A.B.C.D> Hostname} [key
Command Syntax
224.0.1.1 | NTP Multicast group |
A.B.C.D | Server IP address. |
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