Configure a Network Time Protocol server

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Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers as the time source. After you configure, Intelligent Sandbox acts as an NTP client and synchronizes with the highest priority NTP server that is available. You can configure up to 3 Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers.

To use the Network Security Protocol server domain names, make sure you have configured the DNS servers.

You can choose between NTP and Secure NTP while configuring the NTP servers. If you choose Secure NTP, ensure that you configure with a symmetric key authentication.

  1. Log on to the Intelligent Sandbox web interface.

  2. Click ManageTIS ConfigurationDate & Time.

  3. In the Network Time Protocol section, select Enable Network Time Protocol.

  4. Enter the NTP Server Name. If you choose to enable Secure NTP, select the checkbox in the Secure column, then do the following:

    1. Set the polling interval.

      • Polling interval can be from 3 to 17.

      • Polling interval is calculated in the powers of 2 (2n). For example, if you set the polling interval value as 3, the client connect to the server every 23 i.e., 8 seconds.

    2. In Authentication ID, enter the Secure NTP server key.

      Authentication ID can be from 1 to 65534.

      Note

      Ensure that Authentication ID of two NTP servers are not the same.

    3. Select one of the following authentication key type as configured in your Secure NTP server.

      • SHA-1

      • MD5

    4. In authentication key, enter your Secure NTP password.

  5. Click Submit.