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Configuring the broadcast server, Configuring ntp multicast mode, Configuring a multicast client – H3C Technologies H3C WX3000E Series Wireless Switches User Manual

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Configuring the broadcast server

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter interface view.

interface interface-type
interface-number

Enter the interface used to send
NTP broadcast messages.

3.

Configure the device to

operate in NTP broadcast
server mode.

ntp-service broadcast-server
[ authentication-keyid keyid |

version number ] *

N/A

NOTE:

A broadcast server can synchronize broadcast clients only when its clock has been synchronized.

Configuring NTP multicast mode

The multicast server periodically sends NTP multicast messages to multicast clients, which send replies

after receiving the messages and synchronize their local clocks.
For devices operating in multicast mode, configure both the server and clients. The NTP multicast mode

must be configured in the specific interface view.

Configuring a multicast client

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter interface view.

interface interface-type
interface-number

Enter the interface used to receive
NTP multicast messages.

3.

Configure the device to

operate in NTP multicast client
mode.

ntp-service multicast-client
[ ip-address ]

You can configure up to 1024
multicast clients, among which
128 can take effect at the same

time.

Configuring the multicast server

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter interface view.

interface interface-type
interface-number

Enter the interface used to send
NTP multicast message.

3.

Configure the device to
operate in NTP multicast

server mode.

ntp-service multicast-server
[ ip-address ]

[ authentication-keyid keyid | ttl
ttl-number | version number ] *

A multicast server can synchronize
broadcast clients only when its

clock has been synchronized.

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