General Configuration

About this task

Each device requires area, floor, and floor number configuration. Network Time Protocol (NTP) manages time and network clock synchronization within the network. NTP is a client or server implementation. Controllers, service platforms, and access points (NTP clients) periodically synchronize their clock with a main clock, which is an NTP server.

Procedure

Select Devices > Host Name .
The Basic device configuration dashboard opens.

Select General and configure the following settings:


Area	Assign the physical area where the device is deployed
Floor	Assign the floor location of the device
Floor No.	Use the spinner control to select a floor number. The default value is 1

Configure NTP Server settings.

Select

to create a new NTP Server for the device and define NTP server resource configurations.


Server IP	Set the IP address of each server added as a potential NTP resource
Key Number	Select the number of the associated authentication peer key for the NTP resource. The key number range is between 1 to 65,534, and 1 is the default key number
Key	Type a 64 character maximum key used when the autokey setting is set to false or deactivated. Select the show option to view the character string for the key
Version	Use the spinner control to select a version between 0 to 4. The default version is 0
Minimum Polling Interval	Use the drop-down list box to select minimum polling interval. After the interval is set, the NTP resource is polled no sooner than the defined interval. Options include 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024 seconds. The default setting is 64 seconds
Maximum Polling Interval	Use the drop-down list box to select the maximum polling interval. After the interval is set, the NTP resource is polled no later then the defined interval. Options include 1024, 2048, 4096, or 8192 seconds. The default setting is 1024 seconds
Preferred	Select Preferred to make the server settings the preferred setting for NTP servers
Autokey	Select Autokey to generate a key for the NTP server

Select Add to include the NTP server to the servers list.
After you have completed configuring the settings, choose from the following actions:
1. Select Apply to commit the configured settings.
  
  Note
  This does not save the settings you configured; it provides a preview of your applied settings. To undo the settings you applied, select Revert.
2. Select Save to commit and save the configured settings.
  
  Note
  
  If you do not select Save, the settings that you configured are not saved when you move away from the configuration window.