NTP Service (Server) on USG for SOHO Devices

ChrisGer
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edited August 2022 in Security Ideas
It would be great, if the USG can also serve a NTP Sever functionality and the USG is the Device to sync the local time with NTP-Server in the extranet for small/remote offices.
Benefit: no additional time server is required and the USG can serve correct date/time to domain ad client systems  during a broken extranet connectivity
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Not in USG/ATP/FLEX series. Has plan to support in new hardware.

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  • PiRX2000
    PiRX2000 Posts: 7  Freshman Member
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    And I am also waiting for such feature! It would be great if USG can be the time source in the LAN.
  • Tattoofreak
    Tattoofreak Posts: 10  Freshman Member
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    +1

    A very beautiful implementation like pfSense would be very nice! Listening on every chosen interface so that the according VLAN's default gateway can be used as NTP server.
  • imaohw
    imaohw Posts: 123  Ally Member
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    +1 This would be very helpful.
  • RalfQ
    RalfQ Posts: 2
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    +1 Please add this feature.
  • Wojtek
    Wojtek Posts: 16  Freshman Member
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    Quote:

    "In Plan ·Last Updated September 2022
    Not in USG/ATP/FLEX series. Has plan to support in new hardware."

    And what about the new hardware?

  • Wojtek
    Wojtek Posts: 16  Freshman Member
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    Are the new FLEXxxxH series devices NTP servers?

  • Zyxel_Joshua
    Zyxel_Joshua Posts: 60  Zyxel Employee
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    edited November 2023

    Hi @Wojtek ,

    The FELX H series support enable NTP server via CLI.

      > edit running
      running config# / vrf main ntp server-subnet 1 allow {<A.B.C.D/M> | all}
      running config# commit
      running config# copy running startup
      running config# exit
    

    But there an minor issue in current version. The CLI settings for NTP server will be clean if apply system settings on GUI. Will fix in Q1, 2024 release.

  • Wojtek
    Wojtek Posts: 16  Freshman Member
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    Good news, thank you very much. :)

    Will NTP be available via GUI in the future?

  • Zyxel_Joshua
    Zyxel_Joshua Posts: 60  Zyxel Employee
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    Sorry, no plan at the moment of the GUI design.

    Plans are likely Q3 2024.

  • Wojtek
    Wojtek Posts: 16  Freshman Member
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    Thank you for the information.