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Step Command Remarks
3. Configure the device to
operate in broadcast client
mode.
ntp-service
broadcast-client
By default, the device does not
operate in broadcast client mode.
After you execute the command,
the device receives NTP
broadcast messages from the
specified interface.
Configuring the broadcast server
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Enter the interface for sending
NTP broadcast messages.
3. Configure the device to
operate in NTP broadcast
server mode.
ntp-service
broadcast-server
[
authentication-keyid
keyid |
version
number ] *
By default, the device does not
operate in broadcast server
mode.
After you execute the command,
the device receives NTP
broadcast messages from the
specified interface.
Configuring NTP in multicast mode
A multicast server must be synchronized by other devices or use its local clock as a reference source
before synchronizing a multicast client. Otherwise, the multicast client will not be synchronized to the
multicast server.
Configure NTP in multicast mode on both a multicast server and client.
Configuring a multicast client
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Enter the interface for receiving
NTP multicast messages.
3. Configure the device to
operate in multicast client
mode.
• Configure the device to
operate in multicast client
mode:
ntp-service
multicast-client
[ ip-address ]
• Configure the device to
operate in IPv6 multicast
client mode:
ntp-service ipv6
multicast-client
ipv6-multicast-address
By default, the device does not
operate in multicast server mode.
After you execute the command,
the device receives NTP multicast
messages from the specified
interface.
Configuring the multicast server
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A