6-6 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide
NTP Software Installation and Configuration 6
6.3.2 Host System Preparation•Installation of NTP must be performed by a user with
administrative or super-user privileges.
•Network Time Protocol can not coexist with other clock
synchronization utilities, such as the TimeSer v utility
available in the Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit. Any
other time synchronization utility running on the host system
must be stopped, disabled or de-installed.
•The host system clock should be set manually to the correct
time. If your network already has a time server, use the
NTPDATE utility to reset the system clock is recommended .
For more information on using NTPDATE, see AppendixE,
NTP Diagnostics and Debugging. In absence of existing time
servers, use the operating system date/time facilities to reset
the clock to the approximate local time.