Administration: Time Settings
Configuring System Time
STEP 3
Adding a Unicast SNTP Server
Up to 16 Unicast SNTP servers can be configured.
NOTE
To add a Unicast SNTP server:
STEP 1
STEP 2
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SNTP Client Unicast—Select to enable the device to use SNTP-predefined Unicast clients with
Unicast SNTP servers.
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IPv4 Source Interface—Select the IPv4 interface whose IPv4 address will be used as the source
IPv4 address in messages used for communication with the SNTP server.
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IPv6 Source Interface—Select the IPv6 interface whose IPv6 address will be used as the source
IPv6 address in messages used for communication with the SNTP server.
If the Auto option is selected, the system takes the source IP address from the IP address
NOTE
defined on the outgoing interface.
This page displays the following information for each Unicast SNTP server:
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SNTP Server—SNTP server IP address. The preferred server, or hostname, is chosen according to
its stratum level.
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Poll Interval—Displays whether polling is enabled or disabled.
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Authentication Key ID—Key Identification used to communicate between the SNTP server and
device.
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Stratum Level—Distance from the reference clock expressed as a numerical value. An SNTP server
cannot be the primary server (stratum level 1) unless polling interval is enabled.
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Status—SNTP server status. The possible values are:
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Up—SNTP server is currently operating normally.
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Down—SNTP server is currently not available.
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Unknown—SNTP server is currently being searched for by the device.
Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
Click Apply. The system time values are written to the Running Configuration file.
To specify a Unicast SNTP server by name, you must first configure DNS server(s)
on the device (see
DNS
Click Administration > Time Settings > SNTP Unicast.
Enter the following fields:
Settings).
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