DGS-3024 Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference Manual 
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TIME AND SNTP COMMANDS 
The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) (an adaptation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP)) commands in the Command 
Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate parameters) in the following table. 
Command Parameters 
config sntp  {primary <ipaddr> | secondary <ipaddr> | poll-interval <int 30-99999>} 
show sntp   
enable sntp   
disable sntp   
config time  <date ddmmmyyyy> <time hh:mm:ss > 
config time-zone  {operator [+ | -] | hour <gmt_hour 0-13> | min<minute 0-59>} 
config dst 
[disable | repeating {s_week <start_week 1-4,last> | s_day <start_day 
sun-sat>| s_mth <start_mth 1-12> | s_time <start_time hh:mm> | e_week 
<end_week 1-4,last> | e-day <end_day sun-sat> | e_mth <end_mth 1-12> 
| e_time <end_time hh:mm> | offset [30 | 60 | 90 | 120]} | annual  {s_date 
<start_date 1-31> | s_mth <start_mth 1-12> | s_time <start_time hh:mm> | 
e_date <end_date 1-31> | e_mth <end_mth 1-12> | e_time <end_time 
hh:mm> | offset [30 | 60 | 90 | 120]}] 
show time   
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections. 
config sntp 
Purpose  Used to setup SNTP service. 
Syntax 
config sntp {primary <ipaddr> | secondary <ipaddr> | poll-interval <int 
30-99999>} 
Description  Use this command to configure SNTP service from an SNTP server. SNTP 
must be enabled for this command to function (See enable sntp). 
Parameters 
primary − This is the primary server the SNTP information will be taken from. 
 
 
 
<ipaddr> − The IP address of the primary server. 
secondary − This is the secondary server the SNTP information will be taken 
from in the event the primary server is unavailable.  
<ipaddr> − The IP address for the secondary server. 
poll-interval − This is the interval between requests for updated SNTP 
information. 
<int 30-99999>  − The polling interval ranges from 30 to 99,999 
seconds. The default setting is 720 seconds. 
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command. SNTP service must 
be enabled for this command to function (enable sntp). 
Example usage: 
 
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