How to Configuring the Cisco IOS NTP Server

In the real world can have a high end Cisco 7600 or 7,200 Cisco router as NTP server, the entire infrastructure, including Windows or Linux network from the same NTP server on the network to ensure each device gets its time is synchronized.

While getting training of  CCNA in Pakistan let us learn how to Configure IOS NTP Server using just a single command. Configured as an NTP server to support Cisco equipment you will use the NTP master # command in global configuration and # is the device of strata. For example,; NTP master 3 will act as a stratum 3 NTP servers, configuring Cisco devices.

In this lab you will configure R1 and R2 as a NTP server NTP client query the time from an NTP server R1.

Familiarize yourself with; the following new commands are listed below

Step 1: Manually configure the time and date on R1 to the current time and date.

Step 2: Configure R1 as an NTP Master server in the stratum 3 layer.

Step 3: Configure R2 as an NTP client using R1 as its NTP Server.

Step 4: Verify that the time and date and R1,R2 to be properly synchronized.

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You may need to wait a few minutes, R1 and R2 before it's time, so don't get discouraged if it doesn't sync, sync.