Configure an NTP Server

Extreme Networks devices typically obtain the time and date for their internal clocks from an NTP server. Use this task to configure an NTP server.

  1. Go to Configure > Network Policies.
  2. Select an existing network policy, and then select Edit, or select Add to create a new policy.
  3. From the Policy Settings menu, select NTP Server.
  4. Toggle the NTP Server setting to ON.
  5. Optional: To use existing NTP server settings, choose an NTP object from the Select menu.
  6. Configure NTP Server Settings.
  7. To add a new NTP server to the list, select Add.
    1. To use an existing NTP server, select it from the Select menu.
    2. To add a new NTP server, select Add, and then select IP Address or Host Name.
    3. Type a Name for the new IP object.
    4. Optional: If you want to change your previous selection, select IP Address or Host Name from the menu.
    5. Select SAVE IP OBJECT.
    6. Select ADD.

    ExtremeCloud IQ accesses NTP servers in order, from the top down. Use the up and down arrows to rearrange them if necessary.

  8. If you want to use classification, select Apply NTP servers to devices via classification.
  9. Select SAVE NTP SERVER.
  10. If you are ready to deploy the network policy, select Next or continue to the next Management server.
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