360 Systems MAXX Operation Manual

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Advanced Playlisting 65NTP Time StampsThis section describes how to configure Image Server MAXX to use the Network TimeProtocol (NTP) to synchronize its internal time-of-day clock with an external time reference runningas an NTP server. This applies to Image Server software versions 2.29.268 or above. High-accuracy As-Run Logs are useful in reconciling commercials played in traffic and billing operations.ProcedureIdentify the DNS Name ServersThere are three options:1. Use fixed IP addresses in the ntp.conf file (to be described later), and do not configure as a DNSname server.2. If you have a DNS name server on your local area network, or if you know of a single, reliablepublic name server, (possibly from your Internet Service Provider), specify its IP address using thelocal Image Server GUI, as follows:A. Navigate to the Configure/System/Network dialogB. Check “Manual DNS”C. Enter the IP address (e.g. 64.169.192.70) into the “Name Server” fieldD. Uncheck the “Manual DNS” box.E. Click Apply or OK.3. To provide a list of public name servers, rather than just one, then put the list in the file/data/etc/resolve.conf. A sample file is found in /etc/resolve.list.A. Open a terminal window on the Image Server using Ctrl-Shift-F12.B. Create the sub-directory “etc” if it does not already exist by entering:mkdir /data/etcC. You can create the file using an editor such as pico, vi, or nedit. For example,nedit /data/etc/resolve.confThe contents of this file would look something like the following, where the IP addresses ofthe name servers to be used would be obtained from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) orlocal network administrator.nameserver 63.226.12.96nameserver 64.151.103.120nameserver 67.102.133.222D. Using the ImageServer GUI, navigate to the Configure/System/Network dialog. Check“Manual DNS” and clear the “Name Server” field.