Create NTP Server elements

NTP Server elements represent the external NTP servers to provide time synchronization for the SMC Appliance and NGFW Engines.

You can use the same NTP servers for the SMC Appliance and NGFW Engines.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

Steps

  1. Select Configuration, then browse to Network Elements.
  2. Right-click Servers, then select New > NTP Server.
  3. In the Name field, enter a unique name.
  4. (Optional) In the Host Name field, enter the host name of the NTP server.
    Note: If you do not enter a host name, you must enter an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.
  5. (Optional) In the IP Address or IPv6 Address field, specify the IP address in one of the following ways:
    • Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the NTP server.

      The same NTP Server element can have both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address.

    • To automatically resolve the IP address from the host name in the Name field, click Resolve.
    Note: If you do not enter an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address, you must enter a host name.
  6. From the Key Type drop-down list, select the key type.
  7. In the Key ID field, enter a unique numerical identifier for the key.
    The value must be between 1—65534.
  8. In the Key field, enter the key.
  9. Click OK.

NTP Server Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to change the properties of an NTP server.

Option Definition
General tab
Name The name of the element.
Resolve

(Optional)

 Automatically resolves the domain name in the Name field.
Host Name

(Optional)

The host name of the NTP server.

If you do not enter a host name, you must enter an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.
IP Address

(Optional)

The IPv4 address of the NTP server.

If you do not enter an IPv4 address, you must enter a host name or an IPv6 address.
IPv6 Address

(Optional)

The IPv6 address of the NTP server.

If you do not enter an IPv6 address, you must enter a host name or an IPv4 address.
Key Type

The type of authentication key that the NTP server uses.

  • None — The NTP server does not use a key.
  • MD5 — The NTP server uses an MD5 hash.
    Note: You cannot use MD5 in FIPS mode.
  • SHA1 — The NTP server uses a SHA-1 hash.
  • SHA2 — The NTP server uses a SHA-256 hash.
Key ID

Specifies a unique identifier for the key.

Enter a value between 1—65534.
Key Specifies the hash of the key.

The maximum lengths for the key are 32 hexadecimal characters for MD5, 40 hexadecimal characters for SHA-1, and 64 hexadecimal characters for SHA-256. If ASCII characters are used, the maximum length is 20 characters for all key types.
Category

(Optional)

 Includes the element in predefined categories. Click Select to select a category.
Tools Profile Adds commands to the right-click menu for the element. Click Select to select an element.
Comment

(Optional)

 A comment for your own reference.
Option Definition
Monitoring tab
Log Server The Log Server that monitors the status of the element.
Status Monitoring When selected, activates status monitoring for the device. You must also select the Probing Profile that contains the definitions for the monitoring. When you select Status Monitoring, the element is added to the tree in the Dashboard view.
Probing Profile Shows the name of the selected Probing Profile. Click Select to select a Probing Profile element.
Log Reception Activates syslog reception from this device. You must select the Logging Profile that contains the definitions for converting the syslog entries to SMC log entries. You must also select the Time Zone in which the device is located. By default, the local time zone of the computer you are using is selected.
Logging Profile Shows the name of the selected Logging Profile. Click Select to select a Logging Profile element.
Time Zone Selects the time zone for the logs.
Encoding Selects the character set for log files.
SNMP Trap Reception Enables the reception of SNMP traps from the third-party device.
NetFlow Reception Enables the reception of NetFlow data from the third-party device. The supported versions are NetFlow v5, NetFlow v9, and IPFIX (NetFlow v10).
Option Definition
NAT tab

(All optional settings)

Firewall Shows the selected firewall.
NAT Type Shows the NAT translation type: Static or Dynamic.
Private IP Address Shows the Private IP Address.
Public IP Address Shows the defined Public IP Address.
Port Filter Shows the selected Port Filters.
Comment An optional comment for your own reference.
Add NAT Definition Opens the NAT Definition Properties dialog box.
Edit NAT Definition Opens the NAT Definition Properties dialog box for the selected definition.
Remove NAT Definition Removes the selected NAT definition from the list.