iContentsSystem maintenance and debugging ························································································································· 1Ping·····················································································································································································1Introduction ·······························································································································································1Configuring ping ······················································································································································1Ping configuration example ····································································································································1Tracert ················································································································································································3Introduction ·······························································································································································3Configuring tracert ···················································································································································4System debugging ····························································································································································5Introduction to system debugging···························································································································5Displaying debugging information·························································································································5Configuring system debugging·······························································································································6Ping and tracert configuration example ·························································································································7NTP configuration ························································································································································ 9NTP overview ····································································································································································9Applications of NTP ·················································································································································9Advantages of NTP ··················································································································································9How NTP works····················································································································································· 10NTP message format ············································································································································· 11Operation modes of NTP ····································································································································· 12NTP configuration task list············································································································································· 14Configuring the operation modes of NTP ··················································································································· 15Operation modes and static and dynamic associations ··················································································· 15Configuring NTP client/server mode ·················································································································· 15Configuring the NTP symmetric peers mode ······································································································ 16Configuring NTP broadcast mode······················································································································· 16Configuring NTP multicast mode ························································································································· 17Configuring optional parameters of NTP ···················································································································· 18Specifying the source interface for NTP messages ···························································································· 18Disabling an interface from receiving NTP messages······················································································· 18Configuring the maximum number of dynamic sessions allowed ···································································· 19Configuring access-control rights ································································································································· 19Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 19Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 19Configuring NTP authentication ··································································································································· 20Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 20Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 20Displaying and maintaining NTP ································································································································· 22NTP configuration examples········································································································································· 22Configuring NTP client/server mode ·················································································································· 22Configuring the NTP symmetric mode ················································································································ 23Configuring NTP broadcast mode······················································································································· 25Configuring NTP multicast mode ························································································································· 27Configuring NTP client/server mode with authentication················································································· 29Configuring NTP broadcast mode with authentication ····················································································· 30Information center configuration ·······························································································································34Information center overview·········································································································································· 34Introduction to information center························································································································ 34