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CCNA 200-301 Hands-on Mastery with Packet Tracer
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CCNA 200-301 Hands-on Mastery with Packet Tracer

by Anthony J. Sequeira, Ronald Wong
November 2024
Intermediate to advanced
496 pages
10h 47m
English
Cisco Press
Content preview from CCNA 200-301 Hands-on Mastery with Packet Tracer

Chapter 18

Configure and Verify NTP

This chapter covers the following official CCNA 200-301 exam topic:

  • Configure and verify NTP operating in client/server mode

At first, you might think of the time set on your Cisco device as just a bit of a “nice to have” but not something that is very important. In reality, having the super-accurate time on your networking devices can be very, very important—for several reasons. For example, you might have policies that take effect at certain times (such as permitting no gaming traffic during work hours). You might also need accurate time so you can accurately monitor and understand security breaches that have been logged by devices.

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a proven effective protocol for sharing ...

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ISBN: 9780135313060