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132 Configuring System Information
Defining SNTP Authentication Settings Using CLI Commands
For information about the CLI commands that perform this function, see the
Clock Commands
chapter
in the
CLI Reference Guide
. The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands you use to
define SNTP authentication settings.
SNTP Server
Use the SNTP Server
page
to view and modify information for enabling SNTP servers, and to add new
SNTP servers.
To display the SNTP Server
page, click System
→
SNTP
→
SNTP Server in the tree view.
Figure 6-13. SNTP Servers
The SNTP Servers page contains the following fields:
•
SNTP Server —
Selects user-defined SNTP server IP address from a drop-down menu. Up to eight
SNTP servers can be defined by using the
Add
button.
•
Encryption Key ID —
Specifies user-defined key ID used to communicate between the SNTP server
and device. The encryption key ID is defined in the
SNTP Authentication
page.
Table 6-9. SNTP Authentication Settings Commands
CLI Command Description
sntp authenticate Use to require server authentication for received Network Time
protocol (NTP) traffic.
sntp authentication-key Use to define an authentication key for SNTP.
sntp trusted-key Use to authenticate the identity of a system to which SNTP will
synchronize.