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Eos Configuration Utility 345
Time Service (SNTP)
Clicking in the enable box will start the SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) service. You
determine if the service is running as a client (receiving time messages) or as a server (sending
time messages) during the installation process.
• Client/ Server - When configured as a client, a desk will attempt to synchronize its time with
the rest of the devices in the system, by listening for time information and altering its own
clock. When configured as a server, a desk will serve out time to other devices on the network,
acting as a time “master”
• ETC Net2 time - With ETC Net2 time enabled, the time server will periodically broadcast (as
a server) or receive (as a client) the current time, which is required by devices running the
ETCNet2 protocol, for example, Legacy Unison systems.
• External Time Server - The External Time Server option allows you to synchronize your desk
to a third party time system at a specific IP address using the NTP or SNTP protocols. This
allows use of a specific time clock for time sync. This requires a high accuracy time clock on
your network.
• External Server IP - If External Time Server is enabled, you will need to specify the IP
address of your external NTP or SNTP time server in this field.