M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E54Syntax sntp [enable|disable]For example, to set the SNTP server to be 204.65.129.2012 (with a time out of 3 secondsand a number of retries set to 3 times); allowing the synchronization to be ever 5 hours, thefollowing commands are usedMagnum6K25# sntpMagnum6K25(sntp)## setsntp server=204.65.129.201 timeout=3 retry=3SNTP server is added to SNTP server databaseMagnum6K25(sntp)## sync hour=5Magnum6K25(sntp)## sntp enableSNTP is already enabled.Magnum6K25(sntp)## exitMagnum6K25(sntp)#FIGURE 36 - Setting up SNTP servicesNetwork time (SNTP Server)SNTP server feature is available in MNS-6K-SECURE only.Refer to the chapter on SNTP server in this manual.Saving and loading configurationAfter configuration changes are made, all the changes are automatically registered but not savedi.e. the effect of the change is immediate, however, if power fails, the changes are not saved andrestored, unless the changed are saved using the save command. It is also a good practice to savethe configuration on another server on the network using the tftp or ftp protocols.2 There are number of public NTP servers. Search on the internet using ‘NTP Servers’ yields the necessary server IP addresses.Do not forget to enable sntpfor time synchronization.
