Time Service (SNTP)

Clicking in the enable box will start the SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) service. You determine if the service is running as a client (receiving time messages) or as a server (sending time messages).

• Client/ Server - When configured as a client, a console will attempt to synchronize its time with the rest of the devices in the system, by listening for time information and altering its own clock. When configured as a server, a console will serve out time to other devices on the network.
• ETC Net2 Time - With ETC Net2 Time enabled, the time server will periodically broadcast (as a server) or receive (as a client) the current time, which is required by devices running the ETCNet2 protocol, for example, Legacy Unison systems.
• External Time Server - The External Time Server option allows you to synchronize your console to a third party time system at a specific IP address using the NTP or SNTP protocols. This allows use of a specific time clock for time sync. This requires a high accuracy time clock on your network.
• External Server IP - If External Time Server is enabled, you will need to specify the IP address of your external NTP or SNTP time server in this field.