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5. Do one of the following:

• Use the Space bar to select the DHCP mode.

◦ Press â to move the cursor to the Poll Interval field.

◦ Go to step 6.

Enabling TIMEP or DHCP

Time Sync Method [None] : TIMEP

TimeP Mode [Disabled] : DHCP

Poll Interval (min) [720] : 720

Time Zone [0] : 0

Daylight Time Rule [None] : None

• Use the Spacebar to select the Manual mode.

◦ Press à to move the cursor to the Server Address field.

◦ Enter the IP address of the TimeP server you want the switch to use for time

synchronization.

NOTE: This step replaces any previously configured TimeP server IP address.

◦ Press à to move the cursor to the Poll Interval field, then go to step 6.

6. In the Poll Interval field, enter the time in minutes that you want for a TimeP Poll Interval.

7. Select [Enter] to return to the Actions line, then select [S] (for Save) to enter the new time protocol

configuration in both the startup-config and running-config files.

Disabling time synchronization protocols

Syntax

[no]timesync

Disables the time protocol.

Example

Suppose time synchronization is configured for SNTP. You want to:

1. View the current time synchronization.

show timep displays the TimeP configuration and also shows that SNTP is the currently

active time synchronization mode.

2. Select TimeP as the time synchronization mode.

3. Enable TimeP for DHCP mode.

4. View the TimeP configuration.

The show timep command again displays the TimeP configuration and shows that TimeP is

now the currently active time synchronization mode.

Disabling time synchronization without changing the TimeP or SNTP configuration

You can use either of the following methods to disable time synchronization without changing the

Timep or SNTP configuration.

Syntax

[no]timesync

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