11-22-2024, 09:40 AM
From version 1.14.x, BktTimeSync allows you to synchronize time between a server and one or more clients. When configured as a server, BktTimeSync synchronizes its own time using NTP or GPS, then provides the time to connecting clients. When configured as a client, BktTimeSync disables local NTP/GPS synchronization and connects to the server to synchronize the time.
Server Mode
• Role: Provides time to clients and synchronizes its own time using NTP or GPS.
• Steps:
1. Configure the time synchronization option (NTP or GPS).
2. Set the port on which the server will listen for client requests.
3. Press the Start button to start synchronizing its own time and accepting connections from clients.
Client Mode
• Role: Receives time from the server and applies it locally.
• Steps:
1. Enter the IP address and port of the server to connect to.
2. Disable any local NTP or GPS synchronizations (the program does this automatically).
3. Press the Test button to verify the connection to the server.
Server Mode - Configuration and Startup
• Choosing the synchronization source:
Select between NTP or GPS as the method to synchronize the server's time. • NTP: Enter the address of an NTP server. • GPS: Configure the associated GPS device.
• Listening port:
• Specify the port on which the server will listen for client requests. Ensure that this port is open in the firewall.
• Startup:
1. Press Start.
2. Once started, the server will wait for connections from clients on the configured port.
Client Mode - Configuration and Startup
• Server configuration:
1. Enter the IP address or hostname of the server you want to connect to.
2. Enter the server port (the one configured in server mode).
• Disabling local synchronization:
• The program automatically disables any active NTP or GPS synchronizations on the client.
Troubleshooting
The client cannot connect to the server:
1. Verify that the IP and port are correct.
2. Check that the firewall allows connections on the configured port.
3. Make sure the server is running.
The client does not update the time:
1. Check that the server is sending the correct time.
Server Mode
• Role: Provides time to clients and synchronizes its own time using NTP or GPS.
• Steps:
1. Configure the time synchronization option (NTP or GPS).
2. Set the port on which the server will listen for client requests.
3. Press the Start button to start synchronizing its own time and accepting connections from clients.
Client Mode
• Role: Receives time from the server and applies it locally.
• Steps:
1. Enter the IP address and port of the server to connect to.
2. Disable any local NTP or GPS synchronizations (the program does this automatically).
3. Press the Test button to verify the connection to the server.
Server Mode - Configuration and Startup
• Choosing the synchronization source:
Select between NTP or GPS as the method to synchronize the server's time. • NTP: Enter the address of an NTP server. • GPS: Configure the associated GPS device.
• Listening port:
• Specify the port on which the server will listen for client requests. Ensure that this port is open in the firewall.
• Startup:
1. Press Start.
2. Once started, the server will wait for connections from clients on the configured port.
Client Mode - Configuration and Startup
• Server configuration:
1. Enter the IP address or hostname of the server you want to connect to.
2. Enter the server port (the one configured in server mode).
• Disabling local synchronization:
• The program automatically disables any active NTP or GPS synchronizations on the client.
Troubleshooting
The client cannot connect to the server:
1. Verify that the IP and port are correct.
2. Check that the firewall allows connections on the configured port.
3. Make sure the server is running.
The client does not update the time:
1. Check that the server is sending the correct time.
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