NE Time Synchronization

In this user interface, you can set NE time, to keep it synchronized with the Web LCT server time.

Navigation Path

In the NE Explorer, select an NE and choose Configuration > NE Time Synchronization from the Function Tree.

NOTICE:

Before setting performance and alarm parameters, make sure that the time of NEs is synchronized.
Before synchronizing NE time with the NM server time, make sure that the Web LCT server time is correct. If you want to change the time, exit the Web LCT first, reset the computer time, and then restart the Web LCT.

Shortcut Menu Items

Items	Description
Synchronize with NM Time	Synchronize the NE time with the NM manually.

Parameters

Field		Value	Description
NM Time		For example: 2006-11-04 20:30:00	Displays the time of the Web LCT server at real time.
NE Name		For example: NE6129	Displays the name of the NE.
NE ID		Format: Extended ID-ID	Displays the ID of the NE.
Synchronous Mode		NTP, Standard NTP, NM, NULL	Displays the ID of the NE. NOTE: Generally NE time automatically synchronize with the NTP server or NM time or not. Also, you can click the Synchronize with NM Time button to synchronize the NE time manually.
Standard NTP Authentication		Enable, Disable	Displays or sets whether the standard NTP authentication is enabled.
Standard NTP Sync Status		For example: Unsynchronized	Displays the standard NTP synchronization status.
Standard NTP Sync Server Flag		For example: NE IP	Displays the flag of the standard NTP synchronization server.
Standard NTP Sync Server		For example: 129.9.0.1	Displays the IP address of the standard NTP synchronization server.
NTP Server		ECC Server, Disabled	Displays or sets whether to set it to the NTP server and the type of the NTP server. When the ECC protocol is used for communication between NEs, the gateway NE is an ECC server. So, the NTP Server parameter is set to ECC Server. While non-gateway NEs are ECC clients and the NTP Server parameter is set to Disabled. When the IP protocol is used for communication between NEs, all NEs are IP clients and the NTP Server parameter is set to Disabled.
NTP Client		ECC Client, IP Client, Disabled	Displays or sets whether to set it to the NTP client and the type of the NTP client. When the IP protocol is used for communication between the NE and the NTP server, the NE is an IP client and the NTP Client parameter are set to IP Client.
Synchronous Server		NE ID, IP address	Displays or sets the IP address or NE ID of the NTP synchronous server. If the client type is ECC Client, set it to the NE ID of the synchronous server. If the client type is IP Client, set it to the IP address of the synchronous server.
Polling Period (min)		2 to 1440 Minutes	Displays the period of synchronizing the NE time with the NTP server time.
Sampling Times		1 to 8	It indicates how many times the NTP server time will be sampled in a querying cycle. The NTP server time is the average of that sampled.
NE Current Time		For example: 2006-11-04 20:30:00	Displays the current time of the NE.
Recent Synchronization Time		For example: 2006-11-04 20:30:00	The latest time when the NE was synchronized. If the difference between the current NE time and the latest time when the NE was synchronized is within two querying cycles, it indicates the NTP server is running normally. Otherwise, it indicates the NTP server is not running normally, and the color of the parameter box will change to the one that is for "Major Alarm".
Standard NTP Server	Standard NTP Server Flag	For example: NE IP	Displays the flag of the standard NTP server.
	Standard NTP Server	For example: 129.9.0.1	Displays the IP address of the standard NTP server.
	Standard NTP Server Key	0 to 1024	Displays the key of the NTP protocol. The value 0 indicates that the key is not required.
	Standard NTP Version	1 to 3	Indicates the version of the NTP protocol.
	User First	Yes, No	Displays whether to select this NTP server if multiple NTP servers are available.
Access Control Rights	ACL No.	1 to 250	Indicates the ACL number.
	NE Flag	For example: NE ID	Displays the flag of the NE.
	NE	9-1	Displays the NE ID.
	Whether to Receive Data Packet	Yes, No	Displays whether to receive the packets that are transmitted to this address.
	Right Level	query, synchronize, server, peer	Displays the ACL level.
Standard NTP Key Management	NE Name	For example: NE6129	Displays the name of the managed NE.
	Encryption	For example: SHA256	Displays the NTP encryption method.
	Key	For example: 1024	Displays the NTP key.
	Password	-	Displays the NTP password.
	Trusted	Yes, No	Specifies whether to trust the NE.
Start Time		For example: 2006-11-04 20:30:00	Sets the start time of synchronizing the NE time with the NM time. Applied only when the NE time is synchronized with the NM time.
Period (days)		1 to 300 Default: 1	Sets the cycle of automatically synchronizing the NE time with the NM time. Applied only when the NE time is synchronized with the NM time.