Command Manual – System Management 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 7  NTP Configuration Commands
 
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keyid: Key ID used for transmitting messages to a remote server, ranging from 1 to 
4294967295.  
source-interface: Specifies the name of an interface, the interface can be VLAN 
interface and Loopback interface.  
interface-type: Specifies the interface type and determine an interface together with the 
interface-number parameter.  
interface-number: Specifies the interface number and determine an interface together 
with the interface-type parameter.  
priority: Designates a server as the first choice.  
Description 
Use the ntp-service unicast-server command to configure NTP server mode. 
Use the undo ntp-service unicast-server command to disable NTP server mode.  
By default, version number number defaults to 3, the authentication is disabled, and the 
local server is not the first choice.  
The command announces to use the remote server at ip-address as the local time 
server. ip-address specifies a host address other than an IP address of broadcast, 
multicast, or reference clock. By operating in client mode, a local device can be 
synchronized by a remote server, but not synchronize any remote server.  
Example 
# Designate the server at 128.108.22.44 to synchronize the local device and use NTP 
version 3.  
<Quidway> system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. 
[Quidway] ntp-service unicast-server 128.108.22.44 version 3