Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II

RUGGEDCOM ROX II
CLI User Guide
Chapter 17
Time Services
Configuring the Time Synchronization Settings 729
Time Services
RUGGEDCOM ROX II offers the following time-keeping and time synchronization features:
• Local hardware time keeping and time zone management
• NTP (Network Time Protocol) client and server
CONTENTS
• Section17.1, “Configuring the Time Synchronization Settings”
• Section17.2, “Configuring the System Time and Date”
• Section17.3, “Configuring the System Time Zone”
• Section17.4, “Configuring the Local Time Settings”
• Section17.5, “Enabling and Configuring the NTP Service”
• Section17.6, “Viewing the NTP Service Status”
• Section17.7, “Viewing the Status of Reference Clocks”
• Section17.8, “Managing NTP Servers”
• Section17.9, “Managing NTP Broadcast/Multicast Clients”
Section17.1
Configuring the Time Synchronization Settings
To configure the time synchronization settings, do the following:
1. Configure the system time and date. For more information, refer to Section17.2, “Configuring the System
Time and Date”.
2. Configure the system time zone. For more information, refer to Section17.3, “Configuring the System Time
Zone”.
3. Configure the local time settings. For more information, refer to Section17.4, “Configuring the Local Time
Settings”.
4. If multicast addresses will be configured for the NTP server, enable and configure the NTP multicast client. For
more information, refer to Section17.9.1, “Enabling and Configuring NTP Multicast Clients”.
5. If broadcast addresses will be configured for the NTP server, enable and configure the NTP broadcast client.
For more information, refer to Section17.9.2, “Enabling and Configuring NTP Broadcast Clients”.
6. Add remote NTP servers. For more information, refer to Section17.8.3, “Adding an NTP Server”.
7. Add broadcast/mutlicast addresses for the NTP server. For more information, refer to Section17.9.3.2,
“Adding a Broadcast/Multicast Address”.
8. If required, add server authentication keys. For more information, refer to Section17.8.5.2, “Adding a Server
Key”.