Configuring the connection of a CPE device to an NTP server

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You can specify NTP server connection settings on an individual CPE device or on all devices that use the CPE template. To configure an NTP server connection, use the following instructions:

• Configuring an NTP server connection on an individual CPE device.

  To configure an NTP server connection on an individual CPE device:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN section.

     By default, the CPE subsection is displayed with a table of CPE devices.

  2. Click the CPE device.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

  3. Select the NTP tab.

     The NTP server connection settings are displayed.

  4. Select the Override check box to ignore the applied CPE template and make the settings in the selected tab editable. This check box is cleared by default.
  5. Select the Connect to NTP server check box to allow the CPE device to connect to the NTP server. This check box is selected by default.
  6. Add an NTP server:
     1. Under NTP servers, enter the IP address or FQDN of the NTP server. Example: server 0.pool.ntp.org.
     2. Click + Add.

     You can add multiple servers.

  7. To use the CPE device as an NTP server, select the Use CPE as NTP server check box. This check box is cleared by default.
  8. In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save the configuration of the CPE device.
• Configuring an NTP server connection on all devices that use the CPE template.

  To configure an NTP server connection on all devices that use the CPE template:

  1. In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → CPE templates subsection.

     A table of CPE templates is displayed.

  2. Click the CPE template.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

  3. Select the NTP tab.

     The NTP server connection settings are displayed.

  4. Select the Connect to NTP server check box to allow the CPE device to connect to the NTP server. This check box is selected by default.
  5. Add an NTP server:
     1. Under NTP servers, enter the IP address or FQDN of the NTP server. Example: server 0.pool.ntp.org.
     2. Click + Add.

     You can add multiple servers.

  6. To use the CPE device as an NTP server, select the Use CPE as NTP server check box. This check box is cleared by default.
  7. In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save the configuration of the CPE template.