Use NTP Time Server for Clock Synchronization

The GigaVUE node can optionally use one or more NTP servers for its time setting. Use the following procedure to add an NTP server to the GigaVUE node’s list and enable the use of NTP.

1.

Select Settings > Date and Time > NTP.

2.

Click Add. The Add NTP Server page appears.

3.

Specify the address of the time server in the Server IP/Host Name field.

You can specify an IPv4, IPv6, or hostname. To use IPv6 addresses, IPv6 must be enabled through the CLI. For more information, refer to the GigaVUE-OS CLI Reference Guide.

Note:  There are many public NTP servers available on the Internet.

4.

Select the NTP version in the Version field.

5.

Select Enable to enable the server.

6.

Click Save.

The GigaVUE node connects to the specified NTP server and synchronizes to its time. Also, NTP reports times in UTC. Because of this, it is a good idea to specify the GigaVUE H Series node’s timezone so that UTC can be converted to the local timezone.