Selecting a site time server for the Metasys Server Site Director (Multicast) - Metasys - LIT-12013352 - M4-SNE10500-0 - M4-SNE10501-0 - M4-SNE11000-0 - M4-SNE11001-0 - M4-SNE110L0-0 - M4-SNE110L1-0 - M4-SNE22000-0 - M4-SNE22001-0 - Supervisory Device - SNE10 Network Engine - SNE11 Network Engine - SNE22 Network Engine - SNE Supervisory Network Engine - 12.0

SNE Commissioning Guide
Product
Network Engines > Network Control Engines > SNE22 Network Engine
Network Engines > Network Control Engines > SNE11 Network Engine
Document type
Commissioning Guide
Document number
LIT-12013352
Version
12.0
Revision date
2022-12-12
Product status
Active

About this task

To select a time server for a Metasys Server Site Director when the time synchronization method is Multicast, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Log on the Metasys Server Site Director.
  2. Drag the Site object to the display frame.
  3. Select Advanced.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. In the Time section under the Time Sync Method drop-down box, verify the selection is set to Multicast.
    Figure 1. Time Sync Method field set to Multicast
  6. In the Site Time Servers list, click the browse button and add the IP address or host name of the SNTP Time Server that furnishes the time to the network engine Site Director. Leave the Device Time Servers list blank.
    Note: Specify a host name only if a DNS server is available to the Site Director.
  7. Click Save.