The AP’s System page is used to configure system parameters, services, time settings, SNMP and syslog. This post looks at the Network Tim Protocol (NTP) Attributes.
Network Time Protocol |
|
Attribute |
Meaning |
IP Assignment |
Static: The device retrieves NTP time data from the servers configured in fields NTP Server IP Address. DHCP: The device retrieves NTP time data from the server IP issued via a network DHCP server. |
Preferred NTP Server |
Configure the primary NTP server IP addresses from which the device will retrieve time and date information. |
Alternate NTP Server |
Configure an alternate or secondary NTP server IP addresses from which the device retrieves time and date information. |
Time Zone |
The Time Zone option may be used to offset the received NTP time to match the operator’s local time zone. |