How to configure the program to work as a local time server

Advanced Time Synchronizer can function as a time server for your local area network using three time synchronization protocols for that: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), Time Protocol and Daytime Protocol.

To set up Advanced Time Synchronizer as a local time server on your computer, open Local server tab on the Settings dialog. There you can customize local time server options for each time protocol.

For SNTP protocol: select Simple Network Time Protocol in the combo box titled Time server protocol and customize options concerning to this protocol.

For TIME protocol: select Time Protocol in the combo box titled Time server protocol and customize options concerning to this protocol.

For DAYTIME protocol: select Daytime Protocol in the combo box titled Time server protocol and customize options concerning to this protocol. For the DAYTIME protocol, you should also specify the syntax of the string that the server will be sending when requested. Format specifications for this string are described in Daytime protocol timestamp format topic.

When you press the OK button, Advanced Time Synchronizer will start functioning as a time server on your computer. From now on, to connect to this server, you should add the IP address or the name of the computer in the local area network, on which Advanced Time Synchronizer is running as a server, select the protocol that you specified for the server and, if you use the DAYTIME protocol, the syntax of the string. You can add a new server to the list of servers on the Servers tab in the Settings dialog.

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