Netgear FSM726v3 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide for Software - Page 345

NETGEAR Managed Switches Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0 Because Netgear may change IP addresses assigned to its time servers, it is best to access a SNTP server by DNS name instead of using a hard-coded IP address. The public time servers available are time-a, time-b, and time-c. To use this feature, follow the steps below: Enable a DNS name server and access a time server with the following commands: (Netgear switch) (config)#ip domain-lookup (Netgear switch) (config)#ip name-server 192.168.1.1 (Netgear switch) (config)#sntp server time-a.netgear.com where "192.168.1.1" is the public network gateway IP address for your device. This method of setting DNS name look-up can be used for any other applications that require a public IP address, for example, a RADIUS server. Web Interface: Setting Named SNTP Server To use the Web interface to configure SNTP, proceed as follows: 1. Configure SNTP server a. From the main menu, select System > Management>Time>SNTP Server Configuration. A screen similar to the following displays. Figure 16-3 b. Enter the following information in the SNTP Server Configuration. • Select DNS in the Server Type field • In the Address field, enter time-f.netgear.com • In the Port field, enter 123 • In the Priority field, enter 1 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) v1.0, October 2009 16-6