276Configuring the switch using Device Manager

Working with SNTP

The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) feature synchronizes the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) to an accuracy within 1 second. This feature adheres to the IEEE RFC 2030 (MIB is the s5agent). With this feature, the system can obtain the time from any RFC 2030-compliant NTP/SNTP server.

The system retries connecting with the NTP server a maximum of 3 times, with 5 minutes between each retry. If the connection fails after the 3 attempts, the system waits for the next synchronization time (the default is 24 hours) and begins the process again.

Configuring SNTP

The SNTP_Clock dialog box contains the parameters for configuring Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP).

To open the SNTP_clock dialog box, use the following procedure:

Step Action

1From the Main Menu, choose Edit > SNTP/Clock.

The SNTP_Clock dialog box appears. Select the Simple Network Time Protocol tab.

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Figure 97

SNTP_Clock dialog box

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

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