Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 284)

NTP Configuration Menu
Page 12-6
NTP Configuration Menu
To view the NTP configuration menu, enter the ntconfig command at the system prompt. If
you are in verbose mode the NTP configuration menu is displayed. Otherwise, enter a ques-
tion mark ( ? ) at the prompt to display this menu:
Command NTP Configuration Menu
--------------- --------------------------------------------------------
ntpiconfig Initial NTP configuration
ntpaddpeer configure a new peer association
ntpaddserv configure a new server
ntpbcast configure broadcasting time service
ntpunconfig unconfigure existing peer assocations
ntpprec set the server's advertised precision
ntpfudge set/change one of a clock's fudge factors
Related Menus:
Ntconfig Ntinfo Ntstats Ntadmin Ntaccess
The main menu options are shown in the Related Menus list for quick access if you need to
change menus.
A switch can be configured to act as an NTP client, or an NTP client/server. An NTP client
receives updates from an NTP server without passing on time information to other clients,
while and NTP client/server receives time information from a server, and acts as a server for
other clients in a higher stratum.
Configuring an NTP Client
To set up the NTP client, use the ntpiconfig command as follows:
1. Enter the command as shown, at the system prompt:
ntpiconfig
The following menu appears:
NTP Startup Configuration
1) Response timeout : 0
2) Authentication delay : No
3) Authentication key file name : UNSET
4) NTP client mode : Ucast
5) Enable monitor : No
6) Enable NTP server : No
2. Adjust the configurable variables for this NTP client as needed by entering the line
number, and equal sign, and a new value at the system prompt, as shown:
=
For example, to change the Response timeout to 10, you would enter 1 (the line number
for Response timeout ), an equal sign ( = ), and the number 10 (the new value), as shown:
1=10
After enabling NTP for this switch, you need to configure at least one peer association, unless
you will be supplying time synchronization. In that case, you need to configure a reference
clock.
For information on adding a peer association, see Configuring a New Peer Association on
page 12-12.