ATL Telecom AM2 - Manual (Page 62)

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6.7.3 TIME SYNC
Time synchronization is an essential element for any business that relies on an IT system. The reason for this
is that these systems all have clocks that are the source of time for files or operations they handle. Without
time synchronization, time on these systems varies between each other or with the correct time and this can
cause-, firewall packet filtering schedule processes to fail, security to be compromised, or the virtual server to
works in the wrong schedule.
Click TIME SYNC.
There are two synchronization modes: Sample Network Time Protocol (SNTP) and synchronization with PC.
For synchronization with PC, select Sync with PC. The gateway will synchronize the time with the connecting
PC.
SNTP is the acronym for Simple Network Time Protocol, which is an adaptation of the Network Time Protocol
(NTP) used to synchronize computer clocks in the Internet. SNTP can be used when the ultimate performance
of the full NTP implementation.
For SNTP, select SNTP v4.0.
SNTP service: Enable
Time Server: All of the time server around the world can be used but suggest to use the timeserver nearby.
Time Zone: you have to choose the right time zone.
Press Finish to finish the setup. The browser will prompt the configured parameters and check it before writing
into EPROM.