Network time tab field descriptions – Perle Systems IOLAN SCS User Manual

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Network Time Tab Field Descriptions

You can configure your SNTP client in the IOLAN to automatically synchronize the IOLAN’s time.

Configure the following parameters:

SNTP Mode

The SNTP mode.

Data Options:

z

None—SNTP is turned off.

z

Unicast—Sends a request packet periodically to the Primary host. If
communication with the Primary host fails, the request will be sent to the
Secondary host.

z

Multicast—Listen for any broadcasts from an SNTP server and then
synchronizes its internal clock to the message.

z

Anycast—Sends a request packet as a broadcast on the LAN to get a
response from any SNTP server. The first response that is received is used
to synchronize its internal clock and then operates in

Unicast

mode with

that SNTP server.

Default: None

SNTP Version

Version of SNTP.

Range: 1-4

Default: 4

Primary Host

The name of the primary SNTP server from the IOLAN host table. Valid with

Unicast

and

Multicast

modes, although in

Multicast

mode, the IOLAN will

only accept broadcasts from the specified host SNTP server.

Secondary Host

The name of the secondary SNTP server from the IOLAN host table. Valid
with

Unicast

and

Multicast

modes, although in

Multicast

mode, the IOLAN

will only accept broadcasts from the specified host SNTP server.

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