Configure Time Settings

Configure Time

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Templates > Device Templates in the horizontal menu bar.
   3. Select an organization in the left menu bar.
   4. Select a device in the main pane. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Others > System > Time & Date > Time Settings in the left menu bar.
   
   
    
4. Click the  Edit icon. In the Edit Time Settings popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Current Time	Displays the current time on the device.
   Timezone	Select the timezone to use for time settings.
   Server Settings (Group of Fields)	(For Releases 22.1.4 and later.) Enter server settings to enable the VOS device to act as an NTP server.
   Description	Enter a description for the time server.
   Source Network	Select the source network for the time server.
   Source Interface	Select the source interface for the time server.
   Enable	Click to enable NTP server services on the VOS device.
   NTP	Click to use the Network Time Protocol to set the time on the device.
   Manual	Click to set the time manually on the device.
   Set Date/time at	If you select Manual mode, set the date and time on the device.

5. If you select NTP, click the  Add icon in the NTP Servers pane to add NTP servers. In the Add NTP Server popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Server IP Address/Host Name (Required)	Enter the IP address or host name of the NTP server. For DNS resolution of host names, NTP uses global DNS settings. If there are no global DNS setting, then select a Routing Instance, below.
   Description	Enter a text description the server.
   Key ID	Select the ID of the authentication key. For more information, see Configure an Authentication Key ID, below.
   Routing Instance	Select the routing instance to resolve the FQDN of the NTP server.
   Source Network Source Interface	Click to select either the network or interface to use to reach the NTP server. This field is required if the NTP server is inaccessible through the management network.
   Version	Select the version of the NTP server. The current version is 4, which is compatible with version 3.
   Enable	Click to activate NTP services.
   iburst	Click to enable iburst on the server. Using iburst improves the time required for initial synchronization. With iburst, when the NTP server is unreachable, a burst of eight packets is sent instead of the usual one packet.

6. Click OK.

Configure an Authentication Key ID

To configure an authentication key to validate the NTP server:

1. In Director view:
   1. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
   2. Select Templates > Device Templates in the horizontal menu bar.
   3. Select an organization in the left menu bar.
   4. Select a device in the main pane. The view changes to Appliance view.
2. Select the Configuration tab in the top menu bar.
3. Select Others > System Time & Date > Key ID in the left menu bar.
   
   
4. Click the  Add icon. In the Add Key ID popup window, enter information for the following fields.
   
   
    

   Field	Description
   Key ID	Enter an ID for the authentication key.
   Trusted	Click to mark the key as trusted.
   Type	Select the key type: MD5 SHA1 (Releases 22.1.4 and later) SHA 256 (Releases 22.1.4 and later.)
   Value	Enter a key value.

5. Click OK.

Supported Software Information

Releases 20.2 and later support all content described in this article, except:

• Release 22.1.4 adds support for SHA-1 and SHA-256 type key IDs. You can configure a VOS device to act as an NTP server.

Additional Information

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