1-21 
 Root dispersion: 208.39 ms  
 Peer dispersion: 9.63 ms  
 Reference time: 17:03:32.022 UTC Apr 2 2007 (BF422AE4.05AEA86C) 
The output information indicates that Device D is synchronized to Device C, with a clock stratum level of 
3, one stratum level lower than that Device C. 
# View the information about the NTP sessions of Device D (you can see that a connection is 
established between Device D and Device C). 
[DeviceD] display ntp-service sessions 
   source        reference       stra reach poll  now offset  delay disper 
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[1234]3.0.1.31     127.127.1.0      2    1     64    377  26.1   199.53  9.7 
note: 1 source(master),2 source(peer),3 selected,4 candidate,5 configured Total 
associations :  1   
Configuring NTP Server/Client Mode with Authentication 
Network requirements 
z  The local clock of Device A is set as the NTP master clock, with a clock stratum level of 2. 
z  Device B is an S4200G Ethernet switch and uses Device A as the NTP server. Device B is set to 
work in client mode, while Device A works in server mode automatically.  
z  The NTP authentication function is enabled on Device A and Device B. 
Network diagram 
Figure 1-10 Network diagram for  NTP server/client mode with authentication configuration 
 
 
Configuration procedure 
1)  Configure Device B. 
# Enter system view. 
<DeviceB> system-view 
# Set Device A as the NTP server. 
[DeviceB] ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11 
# Enable the NTP authentication function. 
[DeviceB] ntp-service authentication enable 
# Configure an MD5 authentication key, with the key ID being 42 and the key being aNiceKey. 
[DeviceB] ntp-service authentication-keyid 42 authentication-mode md5 aNiceKey 
# Specify the key 42 as a trusted key. 
[DeviceB] ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid 42 
# Associate the trusted key with the NTP server (Device A). 
[DeviceB] ntp-service unicast-server 1.0.1.11 authentication-keyid 42