Command Manual – NTPH3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 NTP Configuration Commands1-8Caution:z Presently the system supports only the MD5 algorithm for key authentication.z You can set a maximum of 1,024 keys for each device.z If an NTP authentication key is specified as a trusted key, the key automaticallychanges to not trusted after you delete the key. In this case, you do not need toexecute the undo ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid command.Examples# Set an MD5 authentication key, with the key ID of 10 and key value of BetterKey. system-view[Sysname] ntp-service authentication-keyid 10 authentication-mode md5BetterKey1.1.7 ntp-service broadcast-clientSyntaxntp-service broadcast-clientundo ntp-service broadcast-clientViewVLAN interface viewParametersNoneDescriptionUse the ntp-service broadcast-client command to configure the device to work in theNTP broadcast client mode.Use the undo ntp-service broadcast-client command to remove the device as anNTP broadcast client.Examples# Configure the device to work in the broadcast client mode and receive NTP broadcastmessages on VLAN-interface 1. system-view[Sysname] interface vlan-interface 1[Sysname-Vlan-interface1] ntp-service broadcast-client