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ntp disable
Prevent an interface from receiving NTP packets.
Syntax
ntp disable
To re-enable NTP on an interface, use the no ntp disable command.
Default
Disabled (that is, if an NTP host is configured, all interfaces receive NTP packets)
Command Modes
INTERFACE 
Command
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ntp multicast client
Configure the switch to receive NTP information from the network via multicast.
Syntax
ntp multicast client [multicast-address]
To disable multicast reception, use the no ntp multicast client [multicast-address] command.
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
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ntp server
Configure an NTP time-serving host.
Syntax
ntp server {hostname | ipv4-address} [key keyid] [prefer] [version number]
Parameters
 
Defaults
Not configured.
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module
multicast-address
(OPTIONAL) Enter a multicast address. Enter an IPv4 address in dotted decimal 
format. If you do not enter a multicast address, the address 224.0.1.1 is 
configured if the interface address is IPv4.
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module
ipv4-address
Enter an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D).
hostname
Enter the hostname of the server.
key keyid (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key and a number as the NTP peer key.
Range: 1 to 4294967295
prefer (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword prefer to indicate that this peer has priority over other 
servers.
version number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword version and a number to correspond to the NTP 
version used on the server.
Range: 1 to 3