S Y S T E M M A N A G E M E N T
Using Network Time Protocol (NTP)
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Security Appliance User Guide
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CONFIGURING HOST NAMES
To configure a host name on the freeGuard Blaze 2100 use the
set host
command:
set host {name_str}
E X A M P L E : C O N F I G U R I N G T H E H O S T N A M E M T T A P P L I A N C E
set host MTAppliance
save
G U I E X A M P L E : C O N F I G U R I N G T H E H O S T N A M E M T A P P L I A N C E
1
Network > DNS > add Host Name
2
Enter the following, then click
Apply
.
Host Name: MTAPPLIANCE
DELETING HOST NAMES
To delete a previously configured host name, use the
unset hostname
command:
unset host
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U S I N G N E T W O R K T I M E P R O T O C O L ( N T P )
The freeGuard Blaze 2100 uses Network Time Protocol (NTP) to update
its internal date and time, and to include the date and time in its log
messages. This protocol is required for any policies schedules. For
additional information on schedules refer to
Chapter 9, “Policy
Configuration.”
This section describes how to use NTP with the freeGuard Blaze 2100 in
the following topics:
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Configuring NTP Settings
•
Configuring the NTP Update Interval
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Viewing Current NTP Settings
•
Deleting NTP Server IP Entries
•
Configuring Manual Update using NTP
•
Maintaining Clock Settings with NTP
