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Set up Network Time Protocol (NTP)

  • Published on Sep 12, 2026
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Manage Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers for the device and indicate if you want to use NTP servers for time synchronization.

  1. On the system navigation tree, select a device, then click the Properties icon GUID-F191D568-8B93-4D2C-9BFC-F1342FC407BD-low.png.

  2. Click Configuration → NTP.

    • Indicate whether to use NTP servers to synchronize the device's time instead of using the system clock.

    • View the default NTP servers and any that have been added to the device.

    • Add IP addresses for NTP servers that you want to add to the device by clicking in this column. You can add up to 10 servers.

      Note

      NTP server addresses on IPS class devices must be IP addresses.

    • Type the authentication key and key ID for each NTP server (contact your network administrator if you do not know them).

    • View the NTP servers status. If you change the list of servers, save changes by clicking OK, close the page, then open the page again before clicking Status.

  3. Click OK.

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