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Network Setup
Simple Network Time Protocol
Table 3-2. SNTP Fields
■ Click Apply to save any changes for the current boot session; the changes take effect
immediately.
■ Click the Refresh link above the page to re-display the page with current settings from the
switch.
To view a summary of clock information, click Status > Clock in the navigation pane.
Field Description
Enable SNTP Select to enable SNTP client mode. Clear to disable SNTP client mode. When disabled, the system
time increments from 00:00:00, 1 Jan 1970, which is set at bootup.
SNTP/NTP Server Specify the IP address of the SNTP server to send requests to.
Server Port Specify the server's UDP port to listen for responses/broadcasts (range 1–65535, default = 123).
Time Format Select either 24-hour (“military” time) format or 12-hour (standard) format.
Last Update Last update date and time (UTC) assigned by this server.
Attempts The number of requests made to the SNTP sever since the switch was rebooted.
Last Update Status The status of the last update request to the SNTP server.
Failures The number of failed SNTP requests made to this server since last reboot.