Configuring the NTP server for access control units in Config Tool - Security Center 5.12

Configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server on your access control units to ensure that they are all synchronized with the same clock. You can configure the NTP server from the Access Manager role Properties page, so that all the units under that role are configured the same.

To configure the NTP server for all units under the same Access Manager role:

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Access control task, and then click the Roles and units view.
2. From the entity tree, select the Access Manager role you want to configure, and click the Properties tab.
3. On the Properties page, turn on the Assign NTP server option.
   The Address field appears.
4. Enter the NTP server address that you want all the access control units under this Access Manager to use.
5. Click Apply.

To configure the NTP server for individual access control units:

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Access control task, and then click the Roles and units view.
2. From the entity tree, select the access control unit you want to configure, and click the Properties tab.
3. On the Properties page, in the General settings section, turn on the Override NTP server option.
   The Address field appears.
4. Enter the NTP server address that you want the access control unit to use.
5. Click Apply.