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system time ntp

system time ntp

Use this command to configure the FortiMail unit to synchronize its system time with a network time protocol (NTP) server.

Accurate system time is required by many features of the FortiMail unit, including but not limited to log messages and TLS/SSL-secured connections.

Alternatively, you can manually configure the system time of the FortiMail unit. For details, see system time manual.

Syntax

config system time ntp

set ntpsync {enable | disable}

set ntpserver {<address_ipv4> | <fqdn_str>}

set syncinterval <minutes_int>

end

Variable

Description

Default

ntpserver {<address_ipv4> | <fqdn_str>}

Enter either the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of an NTP server.

You can add a maximum of 10 NTP servers. The FortiMail unit uses the first NTP server based on the selection mechanism of the NTP protocol.

To locate a public NTP server, visit https://www.ntp.org/.

pool.ntp.org

ntpsync {enable | disable}

Enable to synchronize the FortiMail unit with an NTP server, instead of manually configuring the system time.

enable

syncinterval <minutes_int>

Enter the interval in minutes between synchronizations of the system time with the NTP server. The valid range is from 1 to 1440 minutes.

60

Related topics

system time manual

system dns

system time ntp

system time ntp

system time ntp

Use this command to configure the FortiMail unit to synchronize its system time with a network time protocol (NTP) server.

Accurate system time is required by many features of the FortiMail unit, including but not limited to log messages and TLS/SSL-secured connections.

Alternatively, you can manually configure the system time of the FortiMail unit. For details, see system time manual.

Syntax

config system time ntp

set ntpsync {enable | disable}

set ntpserver {<address_ipv4> | <fqdn_str>}

set syncinterval <minutes_int>

end

Variable

Description

Default

ntpserver {<address_ipv4> | <fqdn_str>}

Enter either the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of an NTP server.

You can add a maximum of 10 NTP servers. The FortiMail unit uses the first NTP server based on the selection mechanism of the NTP protocol.

To locate a public NTP server, visit https://www.ntp.org/.

pool.ntp.org

ntpsync {enable | disable}

Enable to synchronize the FortiMail unit with an NTP server, instead of manually configuring the system time.

enable

syncinterval <minutes_int>

Enter the interval in minutes between synchronizations of the system time with the NTP server. The valid range is from 1 to 1440 minutes.

60

Related topics

system time manual

system dns

system time ntp