Configuring the NTP Client

To configure the device in client mode and specify the NTP servers to synchronize the system clock, use the server command. A maximum of eight NTP servers can be configured. To remove the NTP server configuration, use the no form of the command.

By default, no servers are configured.

Examples:

The following example configures the NTP server in NTP version 3 mode.

device(config-ntp)# server 1.2.3.4 version 3 key 1234 minpoll 4
device(config-ntp)# server 1:2::3:4 version 3 key 1234 minpoll 4

Syntax: server { ipv4_address | ipv6_address version 3 key key_id minpoll interval }

The minpoll interval specifies the shortest polling interval (in seconds).

Verify addition of unit.
It is expressed as a power of 2 and can be in the range 4 through 17.

The following example configures the NTP server in NTP version 4 mode.

device(config-ntp)# server 1.2.3.4 key 1234
device(config-ntp)# server 1:2::3:4 key 1234

Syntax: server { ipv4_address | ipv6_address key key_id }