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Setup Guide

3

Enter the IPv4 address of the server with which you want to synchronize
time.

4

Click Synchronize Time.

The time is now the same as the server you synchronized with, but the times
may diverge later.

Enter an NTP server to synchronize the time (continually)

Entering an NTP server is optional.

An NTP (Network Time Protocol) server is a server that keeps track of and reports
the exact time. Network Discovery can synchronize its system time with the time
reported by the NTP server.

To enter the NTP server

1

Click Administration > Appliance management > NTP server.

2

Enter the Host name or IPv4 address.

3

Click Change.

The time is now the same as the time on the NTP server and it will stay the same.