3Com 5500-SI Switch User Manual


 
NTP Configuration 497
Multicast IP address ip-address defaults to 224.0.1.1. This command can only be
configured on the interface where the NTP multicast packets will be received.
Configuring NTP ID Authentication
Enable NTP authentication, set MD5 authentication key, and specify the reliable key. A
client will synchronize itself by a server only if the server can provide a reliable key.
Perform the following configurations in System View.
Table 569 Configure NTP Authentication
Setting NTP Authentication Key
This configuration task is to set NTP authentication key.
Perform the following configurations in System View.
Table 570 Configure NTP Authentication Key
Key number number ranges from 1 to 4294967295; the key value contains 1 to 32
ASCII characters.
Setting Specified Key as Reliable
This configuration task is to set the specified key as reliable.
Perform the following configurations in System View.
Table 571 Set the Specified Key as Reliable
Key number key-number ranges from 1 to 4294967295.
Designating an Interface to Transmit NTP Message
If the local equipment is configured to transmit all the NTP messages, these packets
will have the same source IP address, which is taken from the IP address of the
designated interface.
Perform the following configurations in System View.
Table 572 Designate an Interface to Transmit NTP Message
Operation Command
Enable NTP authentication ntp-service authentication enable
Disable NTP authentication undo ntp-service authentication enable
Operation Command
Configure NTP authentication
key
ntp-service authentication-keyid number
authentication-mode md5 value
Remove NTP authentication key undo ntp-service authentication-keyid number
Operation Command
Set the specified key as reliable ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid
key-number
Cancel the specified reliable key. undo ntp-service reliable
authentication-keyid key-number
Operation Command
Designate an interface to transmit
NTP message
ntp-service source-interface {
interface-name | interface-type
interface-number }