When enabled, the NTP Service operates in Unicast mode. In Unicast mode, the
NTP Service responds to NTP requests only. The NTP Service supports a broadcast
mode in which it sends a NTP time packet to the network broadcast address.
3.
Click the Expert Mode switch.
4.
Confirm by clicking OK in the dialog box.
5.
Click the GEAR icon.
6.
In the Edit NTP Services window, edit the file as desired in the text box under the
Expert Mode tab.
7.
Click the Submit button to save any changes that were made.
8.
Disable and then re-enable the NTP service using the NTP ON/OFF switch in the
NTP Services panel. VersaSync will now use the new NTP configuration per the
manually edited file.
Caution: Any configurations made in NTP Expert Mode will be lost as soon
as NTP Expert Mode is disabled.
2.8.9.12 Orolia Technical Support for NTP
Orolia does not provide technical assistance for configuring and installing NTP on Unix-
based applications. Please refer to www.ntp.org for NTP information and FAQs. Another
helpful source is the Internet newsgroup at news://comp.protocols.time.ntp.
Orolia can provide support for Microsoft
®
Windows- based time synchronization:
https://www.orolia.com/documents/synchronizing- windows- computers . See
orolia.com for additional information, or contact Orolia Technical Support.
Orolia also offers an alternate Windows NTP client software package called PresenTense.
PresenTense software provides many features and capabilities not included with the lim-
ited functionality of the Windows W32Time program, including alert notification and audit
trails for the PC’s time.
For more information on PresenTense, please visit orolia.com or contact your local Orolia
Sales Representative.
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