Setting Up Local Time Source
Follow the procedure if you want one of your Windows computers to operate as a Network Time Source for repeaters and other SmartPTT host computers.
Prerequisites§
Log on to the computer as a Windows Administrator.
Process§
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Open Registry Editor.
How to...
Follow this exemplary instruction to open Registry Editor:
- Right click the Start button.
The shortcut menu appears. - From the shortcut menu, select Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
in the Open field,
enter
regedit
The Registry Editor window appears.
- Right click the Start button.
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In the editor, in the left pane, expand Computer → HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → System → CurrentControlSet → Services → W32Time → TimeProviders, and then click NtpServer.
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NTP server settings appear in the right pane.
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In the right pane, right click the Enabled parameter, and from the action menu, select Modify.
The Edit DWORD dialog box appears. -
In the dialog box, in the Value data field, enter 1 and then click OK.
Close Registry Editor. -
Open Services.
How to...
Follow this exemplary instruction to open Windows Services:
- Right click the Start button.
The shortcut menu appears. - From the shortcut menu, select Run.
- In the Run dialog box,
in the Open field,
enter
services.msc
The Services window appears.
- Right click the Start button.
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In the window that appears, in the bottom of the right pane, select the Standard tab.
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On the tab, right click Windows Time, and from the action menu, select Properties.
Service properties dialog appears. -
In the dialog that appears, select the General tab.
- On the tab, from the Startup type list, select Automatic.
- In the Service status area, click Start.
- In the dialog box, click OK.
- If not needed for other tasks, close the Services window.