The NTP External Server Configuration screen displays the attributes of a NTP server operating in external server mode. Up to eight NTP servers can be configured.
Item |
Description |
IP Address |
NTP server’s IP address in dotted decimal format from 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. |
MD5 Authentication |
NTP server’s MD5 Authentication key from 0 to 65534. 0 is no MD5 Authentication. |
Max Polling Interval |
Maximum length of time between server time requests, in seconds from 16 to 1024 (16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024). |
Min Polling Interval |
Minimum length of time between server time requests, in seconds from 16 to 1024 (16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024). |
Preferred Server |
Selects the server at the specified IP address. |