MANUAL

LANTIME M300/GPS
NTP Server

7th February 2013

Meinberg Radio Clocks GmbH & Co. KG

Table of Contents
1 Impressum

2 Quick Start

3 Network Timeserver with GPS synchronized time base

4 The
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5

Modular System LANTIME

Supported Network Services . . . . .
Additional Features . . . . . . . . .
User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . .
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why to use a Network Time Server?

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5 Network Time Protocol (NTP)

5.1 NTP Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 NTP-Client Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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6 GPS satellite controlled clock

6.1 GPS170 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2 Time Zone and Daylight Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7 Mounting the GPS Antenna

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7.1 Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7.2 Antenna Short-Circuit Assembly with surge voltage protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.3 Antenna Short-Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8 Booting the GPS receiver

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9 Booting the Single Board Computer

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10 Configuration User Interface

10.1 Introduction: Conguration LANTIME . . .
10.2 Root Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3 Men: Reference Time . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.1 Setup GPS Receiver Parameters . .
10.3.2 Set Antenna Cable Length . . . . .
10.3.3 Set GPS Receiver Simulation Mode
10.3.4 Init GPS Receiver . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.5 Initiate Cold Boot of GPS Receiver .
10.3.6 Initiate Warm Boot of GPS Receiver
10.3.7 Init GPS Position . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.8 Init GPS Time . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.9 Info GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.10 GPS Status . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.11 GPS Version . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.12 GPS Receiver Position . . . . . . .
10.3.13 GPS Satellite Constallation . . . . .
10.3.14 Setup GPS Outputs . . . . . . . . .
10.3.15 GPS Enable Outputs . . . . . . . .
10.3.16 Serial Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3.17 Setup Time Zone of Serial Outputs
10.4 Menu: Time Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.4.1 Menu: external NTP . . . . . . . .
10.4.2 Menu: Stratum of local clock . . . .

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10.4.3 Menu: Restart NTP . . . . . . . .

10.5 Programmable pulse (Option) . . . . . . .
10.5.1 SETUP POUT X . . . . . . . . .
10.5.2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.5.3 Cyclic Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.5.4 Single Shot . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.5.5 Timer mode . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.5.6 Idle mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.5.7 Position OK / TimeSync / AllSync
10.5.8 DCF Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.5.9 PPS, PPM, PPH Modes . . . . .
10.6 Menu: Synthesizer Frequency Output . .
10.7 Menu: TIME CODE IRIG . . . . . . . . .
10.8 Menu: Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.8.1 Setup Global Conguration . . . .
10.8.2 Setup Network Interfaces . . . . .
10.8.3 Setup Network Ipv4 Parameter . .
10.8.4 Menu: Setup Ipv6 Parameter . . .
10.8.5 Menu: Link Mode . . . . . . . . .
10.8.6 Menu: Setup Network Services . .
10.9 Menu: System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.9.1 Set time zone . . . . . . . . . . .
10.9.2 Restart Menu . . . . . . . . . . .

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11 The graphical user interfaces

12 The WEB Interface
12.1 Conguration: Main Menu . . . . . . . . .
12.2 Conguration: Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . .
12.2.1 SYSLOG Server . . . . . . . . . . .
12.3 Network interface specic conguration . .
12.3.1 IPv4 addresses and DHCP . . . . .
12.3.2 IPv6 addresses and autoconf . . . .
12.3.3 High Availability Bonding . . . . . .
12.3.4 Additional Network Conguration .
12.4 Conguration: Notication . . . . . . . . .
12.4.1 Alarm Events . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.4.2 E-mail messages . . . . . . . . . . .
12.4.3 Windows Popup Messages . . . . .
12.4.4 SNMP-TRAP messages . . . . . . .
12.4.5 VP100/NET wall mount display . .
12.4.6 User dened Alarm scripts . . . . .
12.4.7 NTP Client Monitoring . . . . . . .
12.4.8 Alarm messages . . . . . . . . . . .
12.5 Conguration: Security . . . . . . . . . . .
12.5.1 Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.5.2 HTTP Access Control . . . . . . . .
12.5.3 SSH Secure Shell Login . . . . . . .
12.5.4 Generate SSL Certicate for HTTPS
12.5.5 NTP keys and certicates . . . . . .
12.5.6 SNMP Parameter . . . . . . . . . .
12.6 Conguration: NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.6.1 NTP Authentication . . . . . . . . .
12.6.2 NTP AUTOKEY . . . . . . . . . .
12.7 Conguration: Local . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.7.1 Administrative functions . . . . . .
12.7.2 User Management . . . . . . . . . .
12.7.3 Administrative Information . . . . .
12.7.4 Software Update . . . . . . . . . . .
12.7.5 Automatic conguration check . . .
12.7.6 Get Diagnostics Information . . . .

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12.7.8 Web interface language . . . .
12.8 Conguration: Statistics . . . . . . . .
12.8.1 Statistical Information . . . . .
12.9 Conguration: Manual . . . . . . . .
12.10Conguration: PTP . . . . . . . . . .
12.10.1 PTPv2 - Global Conguration
12.10.2 PTP Network Conguration .
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14.1 Conguration over SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14.1.1 Examples for the usage of the SNMP conguration features
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14.1.4 Conguration of the timeserver with SNMP: Reference . . .
14.2 SNMP Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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15.1 Skilled/Service-Personnel only: Replacing the Lithium Battery
15.2 Technical Specications M600/300 Multipac . . . . . . . . . .
15.3 Safety instructions for building-in equipment . . . . . . . . . .
15.3.1 CE-Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.4 Front and Rear Panel Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.5 Pin Assignment: Serial Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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15.7 Technical Specications GPS receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.7.1 Oscillator specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.7.2 Technical Specications GPS Antenna . . . . . . . . .
15.8 Technical Specications LAN CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.9 Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.9.1 Abstract of Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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15.10Time Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.10.1 Format of the Meinberg Standard Time String . . . . .
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15.10.6 Format of the NMEA 0183 String (RMC) . . . . . . .
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CLI Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . .
CLI Notication . . . . . . . . .
CLI Security . . . . . . . . . . .
CLI NTP Parameter . . . . . . .
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15.10.8 Format of the NMEA 0183 String (ZDA) .
15.10.9 Format of the ABB SPA Time String . . .
15.10.10Format of the Computime Time String . . .
15.10.11Format of the RACAL standard Time String
15.10.12Format of the SYSPLEX-1 Time String . .
15.10.13Format of the ION Time String . . . . . . .
15.11Manual VP100/NET Display conguration . . . . .
15.12Global Conguration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.13Global Option File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.14Third party software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.14.1 Operating System GNU/Linux . . . . . . .
15.14.2 Samba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.14.3 Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTP) .
15.14.4 mini_httpd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.14.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) . . . . .
15.15USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.15.1 Menu Backup Conguration to USB Stick .
15.15.2 Menu Write Diagnostic File to USB Stick .
15.15.3 Keypad locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.15.4 Menu Restore Conguration . . . . . . . .
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1 Impressum
Meinberg Radio Clocks GmbH & Co. KG

Lange Wand 9, 31812 Bad Pyrmont - Germany

Phone: + 49 (0) 52 81 / 93 09 - 0
Fax:
+ 49 (0) 52 81 / 93 09 - 30
Internet: http://www.meinberg.de
Mail:
[email protected]
Date:

2010-08-10

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2 Quick Start

2 Quick Start
When booting the system the following message will be displayed while dots will be counted up in the lower line:.

Starting up
.......

please wait...

Main Menu will be displayed with some important status informations after booting has nished:

GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: Offs. PPS: -50us

Mon, 28.08.2011
UTC 14:33:10

If the GPS receiver remains asynchronous (Refclock LED is still red after 12 minutes) the number of satellites in
view and the good satellites are to check (press bottons , ok, , ok, , ok from main menu). The antenna has
to be installed without any obstructions to the sky.

SATELLITE CONSTELLATION
In view: 8
Good: 7
Sel: 05 22 17 09

For rst time installation enter TCP/IP address, netmask and default gateway. To get an overview of the current
conguration press F2 from main menu. Press F2 again to enter SETUP conguration page. Please ask your
administrator for propper TCP/IP conguration:

Global Cfg.
-> Interfaces <-

Services

Select "Interfaces" and then press 3 times the OK button to change to IPV4 ETH0 conguration page to enter
the IP address, netmask and the default gateway:

SETUP:
Ipv4

Ipv4 LAN Parameter ETH0

ADDRESS: 192.168.10.200

NOTE: These settings are related to the rst Ethernet connection (ETH0).
After this all further settings can be done via network interface, either by using a WEB browser or a Telnet Session.
Default user: root
Default password: timeserver

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3 Network Timeserver with GPS synchronized

time base
The LANTIME (Local Area Network Time Server) provides a high precision time base to a TCP/IP network
(Stratum-1-Server). The NTP (Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize all NTP clients with the reference.
The several LANTIME variants dier from each other by the time reference and output conguration. A GPS
or combined GPS/GLONASS receiver, a long wave receiver (like DCF77, MSF or WWVB) or an IRIG time code
receiver can be integrated as an internal reference as well as a combination of these references (hybrid system).
External references are also possible.
The LANTIME system is a set of equipment composed of a internal receiver, a single-board computer and a
power supply, all installed in a metal 19 inch modular chassis and ready to operate. A simplied LINUX operating
system is installed on the single-board computers ash disk. Eight push buttons and a display can be used to
congure and monitor the time server.
After the network connection has been established the time server can also be congured and monitored remotely from a workstation via TELNET or FTP. An integrated web server enables access to the LANTIME by
using an ordinary web browser.

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4 The Modular System LANTIME

4 The Modular System LANTIME

The system LANTIME is a set of equipment, composed of a reference clock (e.g.: GPS/GLONASS satellite
controlled clock, DCF77 radio clock or IRIG/AFNOR time code reader), a single-board computer SBC LX800 500
MHz with integrated network card and a power supply unit, all installed in a metal desktop case and ready to
operate. The interfaces provided by LANTIME are accessible via connectors in the rear panel of the case. Details
of the components are described below.

Mon , dd.mm.yyyy
UTC 12: 00 : 00

GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: Offset
PPS:
-4s

OK

Ref. Time
Time Service

ESC

Network
Alarm

ENGLISH
1. LC Display
2. Function buttons:

DEUTSCH
1. LC - Display
2. Funktionstasten:

3.

3.

4.
5.
6.

4-way navigation
Button; F1, F2, OK, ESC
Status LEDs:
Ref. Time, Time Service,
Network, Alarm
Terminal port, RS232 Time String output
USB connector
19 Mounting Rack

4.
5.
6.

F1

F2

Terminal
USB

LANTIME M300

4 - Richtungen;
F1, F2, OK, ESC
Status LEDs:
Ref. Time, Time Service,
Network, Alarm
Terminal port, RS232 Zeitstring Ausgang
USB Anschluss
Haltewinkel fr 19 Rackmontage

PPS Out
5

ETH2

Error

COM1
5

100M 10M

10MHz Out

ENGLISH
1. Power Supply (AC/DC)
2. RS232 Output: serial interface, time telegram
3. Error relay output
4. GPS antenna
5. Pulse Per Second (PPS) output, 10MHz (TTL) output
6. for additional outputs (e.g. IRIG time code)
7. Option: LNE - additional network interfaces
8. Network interfaces ETH0, ETH1, 10/100 Mbit Rj45

CO NO NC

100M 10M

GPS
Antenna

ETH0

ETH3

ETH1

COM 0

DEUTSCH
1. Stromversorgungseingang
2. RS232 Ausgang: serielle Schnittstellen, Zeittelegramme
3. Error: Strmelderelais Ausgang
4. GPS Antenne
5. Sekunden Impuls Ausgang, 10MHz Ausgang (TTL)
6. fr weitere BNC Ausgnge
7. LNE Optional
8. Netzwerk Anschlsse ETH0, ETH1, 10/100 Mbit Rj45

The implemented NTPD distributes the reference time from the used receiver cyclic in the network. Information
on the NTPD is monitored on the LC-Display or can be inquired via the network.
The installation of LANTIME is very easy for the system/network administrator. The network address, the
netmask and the default gateway have to be congured from the front panel of LANTIME. The network address
or the equivalent name of LANTIME has to be shown to all NTP clients in the TCP/IP network.
As well as NTP the Linux system also supports a number of further network protocols: HTTP(S), FTP, SSH and
Telnet. Because of this remote conguration or status requests can come from any WEB browser. This access via
the network can be deactivated. Changes in the receiver status, errors or other important events are logged either
on the local Linux system or on an external SYSLOG-Server. In addition messages can be sent to a data center
via SNMP traps or automatically generated e-mails where they can be recorded. Furthermore all alarm messages
can be displayed by the large display VP100/20/NET that is accessed via network connection. In order to avoid
a service interruption several LANTIME NTP servers can be installed in the same network to obtain redundancy.

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4.1 Supported Network Services

The following network services are provided via RJ45 10/100Base-T Ethernet (Auto sensing):
-

NTP
NTP
NTP
NTP
NTP
Simple
TIME
SNMP

DHCP Client
NFS
TELNET
FTP
HTTP
HTTPS with Openssl2
SSH2 Secure Shell Login
Alarm messages via e-mail

- IPv6

v2, v3, v4
broadcast mode
multicast
symmetric keys
Autokey
Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
v1,2,3 with extended SNMP-Agent and SNMP-Traps
for NTP and reference clock status

3 global IPv6 addresses congurable

Autoconf Feature to be disabled
supported network services: NTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH

- Windows net time via NETBIOS

- Winpopup (Window Mail)

4.2 Additional Features

external NTP timeserver
free conguration of NTP: thereby MD5 authentication and access control via address & mask restriction
extended menu guidance for conguration and monitoring via Telnet, SSH or serial terminal interface
extended HTTP statistic support with long-term graphic and access statistic to NTP
alarm messages can be displayed on external large display VP100/20/NET
USB memory stick slot for extended functionality: software update, transfer of secure certicates, log les
and congurations, keypad locking

4.3 User Interface

Terminal connection via serial interface, status LED
Web browser interface with graphical statistic of the one-day cycle osets
Telnet or Secure Shell Login for password protected operation of the Linux operating system
FTP access for updating the operating system and downloading log les
Simple Network Management Protocol for automatically SNMP-Traps in case of alarm
SYSLOG messages can be passed to dierent computers
Congurable e-mail notication
Simulation of a synchronous radio clock in order to operate without antenna

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4 The Modular System LANTIME

4.4 Options
Additional Ethernet RJ45 connectors available (eight in 3U housing, four in 1U housing and eight additional
connectors in HS - XL railmount housing)
Frequency and pulse outputs via BNC connectors (e.g. 10 MHz, 2.048 MHz, PPS)
Higher free running accuracy with optional oscillators (OCXO)
IRIG-B outputs
ANZ14NET or VP100/20/NET as display connected via network

4.5 Why to use a Network Time Server?

In principle it is possible to synchronize your computers with time servers on the internet. However, a lot of our
customers rely on their own time server in their network environment for security and/or maintainability reasons.

Particularly in the case of our LANTIME you or a responsible person can be notied by mail or SNMP trap
if there is a malfunction in your time synchronization.
The clients on the network do not depend on an active internet connection.
The clients on the network do not depend on the availability of an external time server.
A test of other freely available time servers reported that many NTP servers distributed a signicantly
wrong time, although they were classied as stratum-1 time servers. This is the responsibility of the server's
administrators.
If an internet connection is working properly then NTP can determine and account for the packet transmission delays quite reliable. However, if the internet connection is at its capacity limit, time synchronization
can be signicantly degraded due to high dispersion in packet transmission delays. Reasons for this may be
hacker attacks, which must not address your own network, or new viruses causing a huge ood of emails,
like it has already happened in the past.
In the United States the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) has a similar function to spread the legal time as the
PTB in Germany, and also operates publicly available NTP servers for a long time. Those NTP servers are more
and more constrained by "bad" clients, which makes the future of the public service questionable. There are
already precautions to limit the aect of such clients. Dave Mills, the originator of NTP, cooperates with the
USNO and has already adverted this in the NTP news group.
The topics outlined above should provide some arguments to install an own time server, if an accurate time
is a requirement for the reliable operation of a local network.

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5 Network Time Protocol (NTP)

NTP is a common method for the synchronization of hardware clocks in local and global networks. The basic
concept, version 1 [Mills88], was published in 1988 as RFC (Request For Comments). Experiences acquired from
its practical use on the Internet was followed by version 2 [Mills89]. The NTP software package is an implementation of the actual version 3 [Mills90], based on the specication RFC-1305 from 1990 (directory doc/NOTES).
Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted
(read File COPYRIGHT).
NTP operates in a way that is basically dierent from that of most other timing protocols. NTP does not
synchronize all connected clocks; instead it forms a hierarchy of timeservers and clients. Each level in this hierarchy is called a stratum, and Stratum 1 is the highest level. Timeservers at this level synchronize themselves by
means of a reference time source such as a radio controlled clock, satelliet receiver or modem time distribution.
Stratum 1 Servers distribute their time to several clients in the network which are called Stratum 2.
Highly precise synchronization is feasible because of the several time references. Every computer synchronizes
itself with up to three valued time sources. NTP enables the comparison of the hardware times and the adjustment
of the internal clock. A time precision of 128 ms, and often better than 1 ms, is possible.

5.1 NTP Target

The NTP software package was tested on dierent UNIX systems. Many UNIX systems have an NTP client preinstalled. Only some basic congurations need to be done (/etc/ntp.conf). NTP clients as freeware or shareware
are also available for most other operating systems like Windows 7/Vista/XP/NT/2000/98/95/3x, OS2 or MAC.
The following WEB site is recommended to get the latest version of NTP:
http://www.ntp.org
You can nd more information on our web page at:

http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm

5.2 NTP-Client Installation

The following example shows the installation of a NTP client under UNIX. First make sure that there is no NTP
installed on your computer because many UNIX operating systems include NTP already.
The shipped source code of the NTP daemon has to be compiled on the target system. Using the enclosed
script le congures the compilation of the NTP daemon and all tools.
congure

All necessary information from the system will be collected and the corresponding make les will be generated in
the subdirectories.
After that the NTP daemon and all needed utilities will be generated. Therefore type:
make

While compiling the NTP daemon several warnings may appear. These warnings are mostly unimportant. In case
of problems during the compilation read the system dependent notes in the subdirectory 'html'.
Afterwards the generated programs and tools have to be moved in the corresponding directories. Therefore type:
make install

The time adjustment can occur in dierent ways. Either the system time can be set once by using the tool "ntpdate lantime" or the NTPD daemon is started. In the rst case it is recommended to set the time automatically
with "cron" or once when booting the system. The second case is described below.

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5 Network Time Protocol (NTP)

First a le named /etc/ntp.conf has to be generated with an editor. Adapting the le to Meinberg LANTIME it
should contain the following:
# Example for /etc/ntp.conf for Meinberg LANTIME
server 127.127.1.0
# local clock
server 172.16.3.35
# TCPIP address of LANTIME
# optional: Driftle
# driftle /etc/ntp.drift
# optional: activate all messages in syslogle
# logcong =all

The NTP daemon is started with 'ntpd' or, using 'rc.local', while booting the system. Status messages during
operation are saved in /var/adm/messages and /var/adm/syslog (corresponding to the syslog conguration).
e.g.: tail /var/log/messages

Shows the last lines from the le messages. The status messages can also be redirected in a log le by using the
following option:
ntpd -llogle

The command 'ntpq' in the directory ntpq requests the actual status of the NTP daemon (see also doc/ntpq.8).
e.g.: ntpq/ntpq

An interpreter appears; Type "?" for a list of all available commands. The command 'peer' is used to list all
active reference clocks:

remote
red
st
t
when poll reach delay oset
jier
=======================================================================
LOCAL(0)
LOCAL(0) 3
l
36
64
3
0.00 0.000
7885
lanme
.GPS.
0
l
36
64
1
0.00 60.1
15875

with the following meaning:

remote:
red:
st:
when:
poll:
reach:
delay:
oset:

jitter:

list of all valid time servers (ntp.conf)

reference number
actual stratum value (hierarchy level)
last request (seconds)
period of requesting the time server (seconds)
octal notation of the successful requests, shifted left
delay of the network transmission (milliseconds)
dierence between system time and reference time
(milliseconds)
variance of the osets (milliseconds)

Repeatedly 'peer' commands lets the user observe the accuracy of the NTP daemon. Every 64 seconds (value
of -poll) a new time string is red in from the radio clock. The NTP daemon needs approx. 3...5 minutes for
initialisation. This is indicated by a wildcard (*) on the left side of the remote name.
The NTP daemon terminates itself if the system time diers from the UTC time by more than 1024 seconds.
This often happens when the time zone is not correctly set (see also system manual "zic" or "man zic").

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6 GPS satellite controlled clock

A Meinberg GPS170 satellite controlled radio clock is used as a reference time base. The GPS170 satellite receiver
clock provides extremely precise time. The clock has been developed for applications where conventional radio
controlled clocks can not meet the growing demand for precision time. The advantage of the GPS clock is that
it can provide highly precise time worldwide, 24 hours a day using the Global Positioning System.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based radio-positioning, navigation, and time-transfer system. It was installed by the United States Department of Defense and provides two levels of accuracy: The
Standard Positioning Service (SPS) and the Precise Positioning Service (PPS). SPS has been made available to
the general public, but the PPS is encrypted and only available for authorized (military) users.
GPS accurately measures the propagation time of signals transmitted from satellites to the user's receiver. A
nominal constellation of 24 satellites together with 3 active spares, in six orbital planes at 20,000 km altitude
provides a minimum of four satellites in view 24 hours a day at every point on the globe. Four satellites need
to be received simultaneously to determine both the receiver position (x, y, z) and the receiver clock oset from
GPS system time. All the satellites are monitored by ground control stations which determine the exact orbit
parameters and clock osets of the satellites' onboard atomic clocks. These parameters are uploaded to the
satellites and become part of a navigation message, which is retransmitted by the satellites and passed on to the
user's receiver.
The high precision orbit parameters of the satellites are called ephemeris parameters, and a reduced precision
subset of the ephemeris parameters is called a satellite's almanac. While ephemeris parameters must be evaluated
to compute the receiver's position and clock oset, almanac parameters are used to check which satellites are in
view from a given receiver position at a given time. Each satellite transmits its own set of ephemeris parameters
and almanac parameters of all existing satellites.

6.1 GPS170 Features

The GPS170 module is a 100 mm x 160 mm microprocessor board, and is connected to the antenna/converter unit
by a 50 ohm coaxial cable (refer to "Mounting the Antenna"). DC power to fed to the antenna/downconverter
via the antenna cable. An optional antenna splitter is available to operate up to four receivers from a single
antenna.
The navigation message coming in from the satellites is decoded by the GPS170
s microprocessor in order
to track the GPS system time with an accuracy of better than 500 ns (or 250 nsec OCXO). Compensation of
the RF signal's propagation delay is done by automatic determination of the receiver's position on the globe. A
correction value computed from the satellites' navigation messages increases the accuracy of the board's TCXO
or OCXO to 10 -9 and automatically compensates for the oscillators aging. The last recent value is restored from
the battery buered memory at power-up.

6.2 Time Zone and Daylight Saving

GPS system time diers from the universal time scale (UTC) by the number of leap seconds which have been
inserted into the UTC time scale since GPS was initiated in 1980. The current number of leap seconds is part of
the navigation message supplied by the satellites, so the internal real time of the GPS170 is based on UTC time
scale. Conversion to local time and annual daylight saving time can be done by the receiver's microprocessor if
the corresponding parameters are set up by the user.

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7 Mounting the GPS Antenna

7 Mounting the GPS Antenna

The GPS satellites are not stationary, but circle round the globe with a period of about 12 hours. They can only
be received if no building is in the line-of-sight from the antenna to the satellite, so the antenna/downconverter
unit must be installed in a location that has as clear a view of the sky as possible. The best reception is achieved
when the antenna has a free view of 8 angular elevation above the horizon. If this is not possible, the antenna
should be installed with the clearest free view to the equator, because the satellite orbits are located between
latitudes 55 North and 55 South. If this is not possible, you may experience diculty receiving the four satellites
necessary to complete the receiver's position solution.
The antenna/converter unit can be mounted on a wall, or on a pole up to 60 mm in diameter. A 45 cm
plastic tube, two wall-mount brackets, and clamps for pole mounting are included with every GPS170. A standard
RG58 coaxial cable should be used to connect the antenna/downconverter unit to the receiver. The maximum
length of cable between antenna and receiver depends on the attenuation factor of the coaxial cable.
Up to four GPS170 receivers can be run with one antenna/downconverter unit by using an optional antenna
splitter. The total length of an antenna line from antenna to receiver must not be longer than the max. length
shown in the table below. The position of the splitter in the antenna line does not matter.
High voltage protectors must be installed directly after reaching the indoors. The optional delivered protection kit is not for outdoor usage.

7.1 Example:
Type of cable

diameter

Attenuation at 100MHz

max lenght.

[mm]

[dB]/100m

[m]

RG58/CU

5mm

17

300 (1)

RG213

10.5mm

700 (1)

(1)This specications are made for antenna/converter units produced after January, 2005
The values are typically ones; the exact ones are to nd out from the data sheet of the used cable

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7.2 Antenna Short-Circuit Assembly with surge voltage protection

Optional a surge voltage protector for coaxial lines is available. The shield has to be connected to earth as short
as possible by using the included mounting bracket. Normally you connect the antenna converter directly with
the antenna cable to the system.

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7 Mounting the GPS Antenna

7.3 Antenna Short-Circuit

(optional for displayed systems)

In case of an antenna line short-circuit the following message appears in the display:

ANTENNA
SHORT-CIRCUIT
DISCONNECT POWER
!!!
If this message appears the clock has to be disconnected from the mains and the defect eliminated. After that
the clock can be powered-up again. The antenna supply voltage must be 15VDC .

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8 Booting the GPS receiver

If both the antenna and the power supply have been connected, the system is ready to operate. About 2 minutes
after power-up the receiver's oscillator has warmed up and operates with the required accuracy. If the receiver
nds valid almanac and ephemeris data in its battery buered memory and the receiver's position has not changed
signicantly since its last operation, the receiver can determine which satellites are presently in view. Only a single
satellite must be received to synchronize and generate output pulses, so synchronization can be achieved within
one minute after power-up.
If the receiver position has changed by more than one hundred kilometers since last operation, the satellites'
real elevation and Doppler might not match those values expected by the receiver, and this will force the receiver
to start scanning for satellites. This mode is called Warm Boot because the receiver can obtain ID numbers of
existing satellites from the valid almanac. When the receiver has found four satellites in view it can update its
new position and switch to Normal Operation . If the almanac has been lost (because the battery has been
disconnected) the receiver has to scan for a satellite and read in the current almanac. This mode is called Cold
Boot . It takes 12 minutes until the new almanac is complete and the system switches to Warm Boot mode,
scanning for other satellites.

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9 Booting the Single Board Computer

9 Booting the Single Board Computer

The LINUX operating system is loaded from a packed le on the ash disk of the single board computer to a
RAM disk. All les of the ash disk are stored in the RAM disk after booting. Because of that it is guaranteed
that the le system is in a dened condition after restart. This boot process takes approx. two minutes. During
this time the following message appears on the display:

Starting up
.......

please wait...

After starting up the LINUX system the network function is initiated and the program for communication with
the GPS and the NTPD (NTP daemon) is started. After that NTPD starts synchronization with the reference
clocks (usual the hardware clock of the single board computer and the GPS receiver). Until synchronization is
nished the following message is displayed:

GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: sync to local

Mon, 28.08.2006
UTC 14:33:10

GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: not sync

Mon, 28.08.2006
UTC 14:33:10

For the synchronization of the NTPD with the GPS it is necessary that the GPS receiver is synchronous with the
GPS time. In this case the following message is monitored on the display:

GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: Offs. PPS: -50us

Mon, 28.08.2011
UTC 14:33:10

The second line shows the user that the NTPD is synchronized with the GPS with an oset of -50us. Because
of the internal time of the NTP which is adjusted by a software PLL (phase locked loop) it takes a certain time
to optimise this oset. The NTPD tries to keep the oset below +-128 ms; if the oset becomes too large the
system time is set with the GPS time. Typically values for the oset are +-5 ms after the NTPD has already
synchronized.

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10 Configuration User Interface

10.1 Introduction: Configuration LANTIME
There are several ways to congure the LANTIME parameters:
Command Line Interface (CLI) via TELNET
Command Line Interface via SSH
Command Line Interface via serial terminal in front panel
(38400/8N1/VT100)
HTTP Interface
Secure HTTP Interface (HTTPS)
Front panel LCD/VFD Interface
SNMP Management
In order to be able to congure the time server via the web interface or a telnet/SSH connection, an IP address
has to be assigned via the front panel keys and LC/VF display (for automatic assignment possibilities please refer
to: DHCP IPv4 or AUTOCONF IPv6). LANTIME variants without a display can be congured using the serial
terminal interface (labeled Term or Terminal) The termin program should be set to 38400Baud / 8N1  VT100
emulation. Once the IPv4 address, net mask and IPv4 GATEWAY have been set up or the network interface has
been automatically congured with DHCP/Autoconf, further conguration changes can be done via a network
connection:
To set up a TELNET connection the following commands are entered:
telnet 198.168.10.10 // LANTIME IP address
user: root
password: timeserver

With setup the conguration program is started.

To set up a SSH connection the following commands are entered:
ssh [email protected] // LANTIME IP address
password: timeserver

With setup the conguration program is started.

To set up a HTTP connection the following address is to enter in a web browser:
http://198.168.10.10 // LANTIME IP address
password: timeserver

To set up a Secure HTTP (HTTPS) connection the following address is entered in a web browser:
https://198.168.10.10 // LANTIME IP address
password: timeserver

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10.2 Root Menu

The root menu is shown when the receiver has completed initialization after power-up. With the four arrow
buttons and the buttons OK, ESC, F1 and F2 the navigation and setting of parameters can be managed.
Main menu can be reached by pressing ESC some times. The main menu reect some of the main parameters
of the time server.
First line displays the status of the reference clock. After the start-up, the Lantime is not synchronized and
the text "NOT SYNC" is displayed. If the text "NORMAL OPERATION" appears, the system is already synchronized. If the antenna is disconnected or not working properly, the text "NOT AVAILABLE" is displayed instead.

GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: Offs. GPS: 3us

Mon, xx.xx.xxxx
CET 12:00:00

F1

OK

F2

ESC

Current time and date of the timeserver with the name

of the time zone (NTP uses UTC time zone) will be
monitored on the right side. The multicolor LEDs will
reect the current state of the device:

Ref. Time
Time Service
Network
Alarm

Ref. Time

green:
red:

the reference clock (e.g. integrated GPS170) produce valid time.

the reference clock produce no valid time (e.g. not synchronized)

Time Service

green:
red:

Network

green:
red:

Alarm

o:
ret:

NTP has been synchronized to reference clock.

NTP is not synchronous to reference clock or sync to local clock
all watched network ports has been link up detected
at least one of the watched network ports (look at Setup Device
Parameter / Check Network Linkup) is not connected
no error at moment
general error  more information will be shown on display.

When pressing the OK button from main menu the version of the LANTIME software, the NTP and the LINUX
kernel version will be displayed.

TYP:ELX800 GPS170
SN:030100000000

M3x V6.xx x.x.xx

NTP: [email protected]

The following main menus will be displayed when pressing the UP and DOWN arrow buttons:

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GPS: NORMAL OPERATION

NTP: Offs. GPS: 2us

-> Reference Time

Time Service

OK

OK

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<-

Setup Outputs

Network
System

<-

->

Network
System

-> Global Cfg.

Interfaces

Reference Time
Time Service

F1

Network
System

-> external NTP <Local Stratum

Reference Time
Time Service

OK

<-

-> Setup GPS

Info GPS

Reference Time
-> Time Service

OK

Thu, XX.XX.XXXX
CET 14:00:00

->

Restart NTP

<-

<-

Network
System

->Set Time Zone<Factory Defaults

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10.3 Men
u: Reference Time
The Reference Clock menu and all its sub menus will manage all status information and parameters of the reference clock.

-> Reference Time

Time Service

<-

Network
System

-> Setup GPS

Info GPS

OK

<-

Setup Outputs

-> Setup GPS Receiver Parameters

Init GPS Receiver

OK

Setup GPS
-> Info GPS

Setup Outputs
<->GPS Status <GPS Position

OK

Setup GPS
Info GPS

->

->

OK

GPS Satellites
GPS Version

Setup Outputs <-

->Output Options<IRIG Output

OK

<-

Serial Outputs
Pulses Outputs

Enable Outputs
<Setup Output Time Zone

To enter the following sub menus press the OK or right arrow button.

10.3.1 Setup GPS Receiver Parameters

-> Setup GPS Receiver Parameters
Init GPS Receiver
->
OK

<-

Setup GPS Antenna Length

Setup GPS Simulation Mode

<-

10.3.2 Set Antenna Cable Length

This menu asks the user to enter the length of the antenna cable. The received time frame is delayed by approx.
5ns per meter antenna cable. The receiver is able to compensate this delay if the exact cable length is given. The
default value is 20m. The maximum value that can be entered is 500 m (only with low loss cable).

Set Antenna Cable Length

of GPS receiver: 020m

10.3.3 Set GPS Receiver Simulation Mode

Enabling this menu lets the user run the LANTIME without antenna. Normally the NTPD loses synchronization
with the GPS when the antenna is disconnected or the GPS did not receive enough satellites (red Ref.Time LED
is turned on). When Simulation Mode is enabled the status information from the GPS is xed to SYNC. So it is
possible to set the NTPD with any other time entered by the SETUP INITIAL TIME menu. Usually this menu

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should be disabled. If this option is enabled an "*" will be shown behind the time string in the root menu.

Set GPS Receiver Simulation Mode

disabled

10.3.4 Init GPS Receiver

->

Setup GPS Receiver Parameters

Init GPS Receiver

OK

->GPS Cold Boot<GPS Warm Boot

<Init GPS Position

Init GPS Time

10.3.5 Initiate Cold Boot of GPS Receiver

This menu lets the user initialize all GPS data's, e.g. all saved satellite data will be cleared. The user has to
acknowledge this menu again before the initialization starts. The system starts operating in the COLD BOOT
mode and seeks for a satellite to read its actual parameters.

Initiate COLD BOOT of GPS receiver

Press F2 to confirm

10.3.6 Initiate Warm Boot of GPS Receiver

This menu lets the user force the receiver into the Boot Mode. This may be necessary when the satellite data
in the memory are too old or the receiver position has changed by some hundred kilometers since last operation.
Synchronization time may be reduced signicantly. If there is valid satellite data in the memory the system starts
in the WARM BOOT mode, otherwise the system changes into COLD BOOT to read new data.

Initiate WARM Boot of GPS receiver

Press F2 to confirm

10.3.7 Init GPS Position

When the receiver is primarily installed at a new location far away from the last position saved in the receiver's
memory the satellites in view and their Doppler will dier so much from those expected due to the wrong position
that GPS has to scan for satellites in Warm Boot mode. Making the new approximately known position available
to the receiver can avoid Warm Boot and speed up installation.

Set Initial Position

LAT: 51.1234
LON:10.2111
ALT: 120m

10.3.8 Init GPS Time

If the receiver's on-board real time clock keeps a wrong time the receiver is unable to compute the satellites

correct elevation angles and Doppler. This sub menu enables the user to change the receiver's system time for
initialization. After the receiver has locked, its real time clock will be adjusted using the information from the
satellites.

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Set Initial Time

14:26:00
29.08.2006

MESZ

When the antenna is disconnected it is possible to set the LANTIME with any time. Note that the NTP will not
synchronize to a GPS losing its reception or if the deviation to the system time is larger than 1024 seconds. In
this case the menu Simulation Mode has to be active. After setting the clock manually the system time will be
set and the NTP will be restarted.

10.3.9 Info GPS

Setup GPS
-> Info GPS

OK

Setup Outputs
<->GPS Status<GPS Position

GPS Satellites
GPS Version

10.3.10 GPS Status

Reference Clock
OSC:
TCXO

GPS State: SYNC

warmed up:*

This rst menu will monitor the current state (sync or not sync). The next line will reect the type of the
integrated oscillator.

10.3.11 GPS Version

GPS1xx v1.19
OSC: TCXO

S/N: 029010002200
EPLD: 002E10CB

This rst line will reect the version of the GPS clock, the second line shows the type of the integrated oscillator
and the EPLD (Erasable Programmable Logic Device) identication.

10.3.12 GPS Receiver Position

This menu shows the current receiver position. The OK key lets the user select one of three formats. The
default format is geographic latitude, longitude and altitude over the WGS84 ellipsoid with latitude and longitude
displayed in degrees, minutes and seconds and the altitude displayed in meters. The next format is also geographic,
with latitude and longitude displayed in degrees with fractions of degrees. The third format displays the receiver
position in earth centered, earth xed coordinates (ECEF coordinates). The rst two formats are shown below:

GPS RECEIVER POSITION

LAT: 51.1234
LON:10.2111
ALT: 120m

10.3.13 GPS Satellite Constallation

The SV constellation menu gives an overview of the current satellites (SVs) in view. The display shows the number
of satellites with an elevation of 5 or more (In view), the number of satellites that can be used for navigation
(Good) and the selected set of satellites which are used to update the receiver position (Sel).

SATELLITE CONSTELLATION
In view: 8
Good: 7
Sel: 05 22 17 09

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10.3.14 Setup GPS Outputs

Setup GPS
Info GPS

->

Setup Outputs <-

->Enable Outputs<IRIG Output

OK

Serial Outputs
Pulse Outputs

10.3.15 GPS Enable Outputs

This menu lets the user congure at which time after power up the serial ports, pulse outputs, and frequency
synthesizer output are to be enabled. Outputs which are shown to be enabled always will be enabled immediately
after power-up. Outputs which are shown to be enabled if sync will be enabled after the receiver has decoded the
signals from the satellites and has checked or corrected its on-board clock. The default setting for all outputs is
if sync.

Enable Outputs
Pulses: always
Serial: always

10.3.16 Serial Outputs

This menu lets the user congure the baud rate and the framing of the serial RS232 port to one of the following
values:
Baudrate:
Dataformat:

300 to 19200
7E2, 8N1, 8E1, 8O1

->Setup COM 0 <Setup COM 1

Setup Time Zone

COM provides a time string once per second, once per minute or on request. If the on request is activated you
have to send the character ? to get the timestring.
Default Setting:

COM: 19200 baud, 8N1, per second

Serial Port Parameter

Speed, Framing, Mode, Type

This topic is used to select one of several dierent types of serial time strings or the capture string for each serial
port.
The following time strings can be selected. All time strings are described in the appendix at the end of this
documentation.

Standard Meinberg-Telegram
GPS Capture-Telegram
SAT-Telegram
UNI-Erlangen-Telegram

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NMEA-Telegram (RMC)
NMEA-Telegramm (GGA)
SPA-Telegram
Computime-Telegram
Sysplex1-Telegram
RACAL-Telegram

10.3.17 Setup Time Zone of Serial Outputs

The time zone of the GPS receiver can be set up. These parameters will aect the serial output lines and the
time code (IRIG) outputs. The internal time zone of the timeserver and the time of NTP will always be UTC.
The time monitored in the main menu will be the time of the NTP.
This menu lets the user enter the names of the local time zone with daylight saving disabled and enabled, together
with the zones
time osets from UTC. The left part of the display shows the zone and oset if daylight saving
is o whereas the right part shows name and oset if daylight saving is on. These parameters are used to convert
UTC to local time, e.g. MEZ = UTC + 1h and MESZ = UTC + 2h for central Europe. The range of date
daylight saving comes in eect can be entered using the next two topics of the setup menu.

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF: |MEZ | +01:00h

DAYLIGHT SAVING ON : |MESZ | +02:00h

These two topics let the user enter the range of date for daylight saving to be in eect. Concerning parameter
input both topics are handled identically, so they are described together in this chapter. Beginning and ending
of daylight saving may either be dened by exact dates for a single year or using an algorithm which allows the
receiver to re-compute the eective dates year by year. The gures below show how to enter parameters in both
cases. If the number of the year is displayed as wildcards (
*
), a day-of-week must be specied. Then, starting
from the congured date, daylight saving changes the rst day which matches the congured day-of-week. In the
gure below March 25, 1996 is a Saturday, so the next Sunday is March 31, 1996.
All changeover rules for the daylight saving like "the rst/the second/the second to last/the last Sunday/Monday
etc. in the x-th month," can be described by the used format "rst specied day-of-week after a dened date".
If the number of the year is not displayed as wildcards the complete date exactly determines the day daylight
saving has to change (March 31, 1996 in the gures below), so the day-of-week does not need to be specied
and therefore is displayed as wildcards.

DAYLIGHT SAVING ON
Day of Week:
Sun

Date: 25.03.****
Time:
2:00:00

DAYLIGHT SAVING ON
Day of Week:
***

Date: 31.03.1996
Time:
2:00:00

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

Day of Week:
Sun

Date: 25.10.****
Time:
3:00:00

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF

Day of Week:
Sun

Date: 25.03.1996
Time:
3:00:00

If no changeover in daylight saving is wanted, identical dates and times must be entered in both of the sub menus.
In addition identical osets for DAYLIGHT SAV ON/OFF should be congured in the sub menu TIMEZONE.
After this a restart should be done.

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10.4 Menu: Time Service

The NTP conguration page is used to set up the additional NTP parameters needed for a more specic conguration of the NTP subsystem.

Reference Time
-> Time Service

<-

Network
System

-> external NTP <Local Stratum

OK

Restart NTP
2nd-Receiver

10.4.1 Menu: external NTP

The default conguration of the timeserver consists of a local clock, which represents the hardware clock of your
LANTIME system and the GPS reference clock. The local clock is only chosen as the NTP time reference after
the GPS clock lost its synchronization. The stratum level of this local clock is set to 12, this ensures that clients
recognize the switchover to the local clock and are able to eventually take further actions. The local clock can
be disabled if the timeserver should not answer anymore when the reference clock is out of order.

Ipv4 address of external NTP server 1

000.000.000.000
Ipv4 address of external NTP server 2
000.000.000.000
.
.
.

Seven additional external NTP servers can be set up to provide a high grade of redundancy for the internal
reference clock.

10.4.2 Menu: Stratum of local clock

The local clock is only chosen as the NTP time reference after the GPS clock lost its synchronization. The
stratum level of this local clock is set to 12, this ensures that clients recognize the switchover to the local clock
and are able to eventually take further actions. The local clock can be disabled if the timeserver should not
answer anymore when the reference clock is out of order. The eld Stratum of local clock is used to change
the stratum level of the local clock (see above), default is 12.

Stratum of local clock

12

10.4.3 Menu: Restart NTP

If the time of the reference clock has changed (e.g. while testing with dierent times) the system time has to bet
set with the time of the reference clock and the NTP has to be restarted.

Reset time and restart NTP ?

Press F2 to confirm reset time and NTP

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10.5 Programmable pulse (Option)

At the male connector type VG64 there are optionally three programmable TTL outputs (Prog Pulse 1-3), which
are arbitrarily programmable.

10.5.1 SETUP POUT X

This menu is used for conguration of the pulse outputs. There are three pulse outputs available (POUT 1-3).
With the "right arrow key" or OK Button the three pulse output can be set:

Programmable Pulses: Out1:Pulse Per Se..

Out2: Pulse Per Sec Out3:Pulse Per Se..

With the "down arrow key" the parameters of each programmable pulse output can be set:

Select Output
Programmable Pulses Output

Select Output
Programmable Pulses Output

With the OK button you can choose between "Mode" (Pulses) or "Holdover" (enables or disables the Pulses):

Select Output 1
--> Mode <-Holdover
Select Output 2
--> Mode <-Holdover

Mode:
Holdover:

Each programmable pulse output has its own Mode

to be set. With the up and down arrow keys the mode
can be selected:

With the adjustment "Holdover" the output can be

enabled or disabled:

Select Output 1
--> Mode <-Holdover
OK

Select Output 1
Mode: Pulse Per Second
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:
Mode:

24

Cyclic Pulse
Single Shot
Timer
Idle
All Sync
Time Sync
Position OK
DCF77 Marks
Pulse Per Hour
Pulse Per Min

Mode
OK

Select Output 1
--> Holdover <-Select Output 1
Holdover:
disabled
Select Output 1
Holdover:
enabled

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10.5.2 Mode
This eld selects the mode of operation of an output. Possible modes are Pulse Per Second, Cyclic Pulse, Single
Shot, Timer, Idle, All Sync, Time Sync, Position OK, DCF77 Marks, Pulse per Hour, Pulse Per Min.

10.5.3 Cyclic Pulse

Cyclic mode is used for generating periodically repeated pulses.

POUT1 CYCLIC:
TIME: 00:00:02

active:low
Length: 00.10 sec

The value in eld 'Time' determines the time between two consecutive pulses (2 sec in example above). This cycle
time must be entered as hours, minutes and seconds. The pulse train is synchronized at 0:00 o'clock local time,
so the rst pulse of a day always occurs at midnight. A cycle time of 2 seconds for example, would cause pulses
at 0:00:00, 0:00:02, 0:00:04 etc. Basically it is possible to enter any cycle time between 0 and 24 hours, however
only a cycle times that causes a constant distance between all consecutive pulses make sense. For example a cycle
time of 1 hour 45 minutes would generate a pulse every 6300 seconds (starting from 0 o'clock). The duration
between the last pulse of a day and the rst pulse of the next day (0:00:00 o'clock) would only be 4500 sec.

10.5.4 Single Shot

Selecting Single Pulse generates a single pulse of dened length once per day.

POUT1 SINGLE:
TIME: 12:00:00

active:low
Length: 00.10 sec

You can enter the time when the pulse is generated in the eld 'Time'. The value in eld 'Length' determines
the pulse duration. A pulse duration from 10 msec to 10 sec in steps of 10 msec can be selected. The example
shows a single pulse at 12:00 every day with a duration of 100 ms.

10.5.5 Timer mode

If Timer mode is selected, a window as shown above is displayed. The switching plan is assigned per day. Three
turn-on and turn-o times are programmable for each output. If a switching time has to be congured, only the
turn-on and turn-o time must be programmed. Thus the example shows switching times from 10:50 to 11:00,
13:00 to 14:00 and 23:45 to 09:30. A turn-o time earlier than the turn-o time would cause the output to be
enabled over midnight.

Select Output 1
TIMER 1
OK

POUT1 TIMER1:
ON: 10:50:00

active:low
OFF: 11:00:00

POUT1 TIMER2:
ON: 10:50:00

active:low
OFF: 11:00:00

For example a program 'ON Time' 10:45:00, 'OFF Time' 9:30:00 would cause an active ouput from 10:45 to
9:30 (the next day!). If one or more of the three switching times are unused just enter the same time into the
elds 'ON Time' and 'OFF Time' . In this case the switch time does not aect the output.

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10.5.6 Idle mode

Selecting 'Idle' deactivates the output.

Setup Output 1 - diable Output

Press OK to confirm X

10.5.7 Position OK / TimeSync / AllSync

Position OK
Setup Output 1
Mode: Position OK
POUT1 POS OK:
Position ok
active: high

OK

Time Sync
Setup Output 1
Mode: Time Sync

OK

POUT1 TimeSync:
active: high

All Sync
Setup Output 1
Mode: All Sync

OK

OK

Setup Output 1
TIMER 1
POUT 1 TIMER1
ON: 00:00:00

active: high
OFF: 00:00:00

Three dierent modes are selectable for output of the clocks synchronization state. The Mode 'position OK'
activates the output when the receiver has sucient satellites in view to calculate its position. This mode
corresponds to the modes 'Status' or 'Sync Status' as provided by older Firmware Version of GPS163. In 'time
sync' mode the respective output is activated when the clocks internal timebase is synchronized to the GPS
timing. The 'all sync' Mode performs a logical AND operation of the both states previously mentioned, i.e. the
output is activated if the position can be calculated AND the internal timebase is synchronized to the GPS timing

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10.5.8 DCF Mark

Setup Output 1
Mode: DCF77 Marks

OK

POUT1 DCF77:
active: high
Timeout: 00

min

In 'DCF77 marks' mode the selected output simulates the telegram as transmitted by german time code transmitter DCF77 (see chapter DCF77 Emulation in radioclock manual). The generated time code is related to the
local time zone.
If you want DCF simulation to be disabled when the clock is in free running mode, you can enter the delay
(given in minutes) for deactivating the DCF-Simulation in the entry eld 'Timeout'. DCF Simulation is never
suspended, if the delay value is zero.

10.5.9 PPS, PPM, PPH Modes

POUT1 Pulse Per Sec (PPS):
output active:low
LNG: 00.10 sec
POUT1 Pulse Per Min (PPM):
output active:low
LNG: 00.10 sec
POUT1 Pulse Per Hour (PPH):
output active:low
LNG: 00.10 sec

These modes generate pulses of dened length once per second, once per minute or one per hour. 'Time'
determines the pulse duration (10 msec...10 sec). The respective output remains in active state, when selecting
a pulse duration longer than 990ms in pulse per sec mode..

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10.6 Menu: Synthesizer Frequency Output

The Frequency Synthesizer is an optional output.

Synthesizer Frequency Output

Frequence: 100.0 Hz
Phase: 090.0

This setup menu lets the user edit the frequency and phase to be generated by the on-board synthesizer. Frequencies from 1/8 Hz up to 10 MHz can be entered using four digits and a range. The range can be selected if
the UP or DOWN key is pressed while the cursor is positioned on the frequency
s units string. If the least
signicant range has been selected valid fractions of the frequency are .0, .1 (displayed as 1/8), .3 (displayed
as 1/3), .5 and .6 (displayed as 2/3). Selection of 1/3 or 2/3 means real 1/3 or 2/3 Hz, not 0.33 or 0.66. If
frequency is set to 0 the synthesizer is disabled.
The last line of the display lets the user enter the phase of the generated frequency from -360 to +360
with a resolution of 0.1 . Increasing the phase lets the signal come out later. Phase aects frequencies less than
10.00 kHz only, if a higher frequency is selected a message "(phase ignored)" informs the user that the phase
value is ignored.

10.7 Menu: TIME CODE IRIG

The Time Code IRIG is an optional output.

Time Code (IRIG, AFNOR, IEEE) Output

Code: B002+B122
Time: Local

This menu lets the user select the Timecodes to be generated by GPS-TC. Most IRIG-Codes do not carry any
time zone information, hence UTC is selected for output by default. If desired, the clocks local time can be output
by selecting "TIME: LOCAL".
Refer to chapter

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10.8 Menu: Network

Reference Time
Time Service

->

Network
System

-> Global Cfg.

Interfaces

OK

<-

<-

Services

->Hostname<Domain

OK

Global Cfg.
-> Interfaces

Namesrv.
Syslog

Services
<-> Ipv4 Parameter
Ipv6 Parameter

OK

Global Cfg.
Interfaces

->

<-

Link Mode

Services <-

>SSH:on < TELN:on

FTP:on
SNMP:off

OK

Netw.LED

IPv6:on
HTTP:on

HTTPS:on
NETB:off

In this submenu the network conguration parameters related to the network interfaces can be changed. The
submenus can be selected with the arrow keys and the OK button:
As soon as an IP address is congured, additional network conguration can be done via network connection
with TELNET, SSH or the WEB interface. Ask your network administrator for network specic parameters.
Every change of the network parameters will restart the NTP. All network specic parameters will be saved on the
ash disk (/mnt/ash/cong/global_conguration) and will be reloaded after reboot. It is highly recommended
not to edit this le manually but to congure the parameters via the several conguration interfaces (HTTP, CLI
or SNMP). If this le is not present, an empty le will be created. See Appendix for the default settings of this
le.

10.8.1 Setup Global Configuration

Interfaces
-> Global Cfg. <-

OK

Services

->Hostname<Domain

Namesrv.
Syslog

Netw.LED

In this sub menu you can change the global network settings like host and domain name, nameserver and syslog
server. Further name- or syslog servers can be set up via HTTP interface or CLI Setup. In the nameserver and
syslog server elds you have to enter an Ipv4 address.
All information written to the LANTIME SYSLOG /var/log/messages can be forwarded to one or two remote
SYSLOG servers. The SYSLOG daemon of this remote SYSLOG needs to be congured to allow remote systems
to create entries. A Linux SYSLOG daemon can be told to do so by using the command 'syslogd r' when starting
the daemon. If you enter nothing in the SYSLOG server elds or specify 0.0.0.0 as the SYSLOG servers addresses,
the remote SYSLOG service is not used on your LANTIME.
Please be aware of the fact that all SYSLOG entries of the timeserver are stored in /var/log/messages and
will be deleted when you power o or reboot the timeserver. A daily CRON job is checking for the size of the
LANTIME SYSLOG and deletes it automatically if the log size is exceeding a certain limit.

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By specifying one or two remote SYSLOG servers, you can preserve the SYSLOG information even when you
need to reboot or switch o the LANTIME.

SETUP: Check Network LinkUp on LAN Ports

ETH0:x ETH1:
ETH2:
ETH3:
PTP0:

The submenu "Netw. LED" will monitor the network ports, which will be checked continuously if the network
port is "LINKED UP". If one of these ports has no link up, the network LED on the front panel will change
to red. An "L" for "LED" indicates if the port is checked. Please navigate through the list of ports with the
LEFT/RIGHT buttons and change the setting with the UP/DOWN buttons.

10.8.2 Setup Network Interfaces

In the network conguration parameters related to the network interfaces can be changed. The following submenus can be selected with the arrow keys and the OK button:

Global Cfg.
-> Interfaces

Services
<-> Ipv4 Parameter
Ipv6 Parameter

OK

<-

Link Mode

When congured an IP address once additionally network conguration can be done via network connection with
TELNET, SSH or the WEB interface. Ask your network administrator for network specic parameters. Every
change of the network parameters will restart the NTP. All network specic parameters will be saved on the ash
disk (/mnt/ash/cong/global_conguration) and will be reloaded after reboot.

10.8.3 Setup Network Ipv4 Parameter

->

ETH0
ETH1

OK

<-

Def.Gateway

>DHCP: disabled< ADDR: 192.168.10.2

NETMASK: 255.255.255.0

There is a separate conguration submenu for every physical network interface. If there is no DHCP client mode
activated a static IP address for each interface can be entered. IPv4 addresses are built of 32 bits which are
grouped in four octets, each containing 8 bits. You can specify an IP address in this mask by entering four
decimal numbers, separated by a point . .
Example: 192.168.10.2

Additionally you can specify the IPv4 netmask and your default gateway address.
Please contact your network administrator, who can provide you with the settings suitable for your specic network.
If there is a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server available in your network, the LANTIME system
can obtain its IPv4 settings automatically from this server. If you want to use this feature (again, you should
ask your network administrator whether this is applicable in your network), you can change the DHCP Client
parameter to ENABLED. Using DHCP is the default factory setting.
If the DHCP client has been activated, the automatically obtained parameters are shown in the appropriate
elds (IPv4 address, netmask, gateway).

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10.8.4 Menu: Setup Ipv6 Parameter

Ipv4 Parameter
-> Ipv6 Parameter

Link Mode
<-

-> Link Local

<Auto Config.

OK

glob.Addr 1
glob Addr 2

The IPv6 parameters can be congured via the front panel display for the rst ethernet port (ETH0) only. Additional IPv6 conguration can be done via network connection with TELNET, SSH or the WEB interface.
You can specify up to three IPv6 addresses for your LANTIME timeserver (two via front panel display and
another one via WEB interface). Additionally you can switch o the IPv6 autoconf feature. IPv6 addresses are
128 bits in length and written as a chain of 16 bit numbers in hexadecimal notation, separated with colons. A
sequence of zeros can be substituted with :: once.
If you enabled the IPv6 protocol, the LANTIME always gets a link local address in the format fe80:: . . . .,
which is based upon the MAC address of the interface. If a IPv6 router advertiser is available in your network and
if you enabled the IPv6 autoconf feature, your LANTIME will be set up with up to three link global addresses
automatically.

10.8.5 Menu: Link Mode

SETUP:
Link

ETH0 Device Parameter

Speed/Mode:
Autosensing

The parameters for speed and link mode of the net card can be changed with the menu item Link Mode. There
are 5 modes available: Autosensing, 10 MBit/Half-Duplex, 100 MBit/Half-Duplex, 10 MBit/Full-Duplex, 100
MBit/Full-Duplex. Default setting is Autosensing.

10.8.6 Menu: Setup Network Services

Global Cfg.
Interfaces

OK

->

Services <-

>SSH:on < TELN:on

FTP:on
SNMP:off

IPv6:on
HTTP:on

HTTPS:on
NETB:off

The possible network protocols and access methods can be congured. After pressing the OK button you can
enable/disable SSH, TELNET, SNMP, FTP, IPV6, HTTP, HTTPS and NETBIOS by using the UP/DOWN Keys
and navigate through the list with the LEFT/RIGHT keys. After you saved your settings with the OK button,
all these subsystems are stopped and eventually restarted (only if they are enabled, of course).

10.9 Menu: System

Reference Time
Time Service

OK

->

Network
System

->Set Time Zone<Factory Defaults

<Restart Menu

In this submenu system specic parameters can be congured:

With

Set Time Zone

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you can stop and restart the currently running NTP daemon or you can reboot the Linux operating system. When Factory Defaults is called, all system parameters will be reset to initial values. However the
parameters of each network interface do not change.

Restart Menu

10.9.1 Set time zone

The time zone of the time that is shown on the front panel display can be set up here. The internal time zone of
the timeserver and the time of NTP will always be UTC. These parameters will not aect the serial output lines
and the timecode (IRIG) outputs. These parameters have to be congured in another menu
(Reference Time->Setup Outputs)
This menu lets the user enter the names of the local time zone with daylight saving disabled and enabled,
together with the zones
time osets from UTC. The left part of the display shows the zone and oset if daylight
saving is o whereas the right part shows name and oset if daylight saving is on. These parameters are used to
convert UTC to local time, e.g. MEZ = UTC + 1h and MESZ = UTC + 2h for central Europe. The range of
date daylight saving comes in eect can be entered using the next two topics of the setup menu.

Front Panel Display: -> Set Timezone <DL_Save ON

DL_Save OFF

OK

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF:

DAYLIGHT SAVING ON :

CET
CEST

+01:00h
+02:00h

F1

These two topics let the user enter the range of date for daylight saving to be in eect. Concerning parameter
input both topics are handled identically, so they are described together in this chapter. Beginning and ending
of daylight saving may either be dened by exact dates for a single year or using an algorithm which allows the
receiver to re-compute the eective dates year by year. The gures below show how to enter parameters in both
cases. If the number of the year is displayed as wildcards (
*
), a day-of-week must be specied. Then, starting
from the congured date, daylight saving changes the rst day which matches the congured day-of-week. In the
gure below March 25, 1996 is a Saturday, so the next Sunday is March 31, 1996.
All changeover rules for the daylight saving like "the rst/the second/the second to last/the last Sunday/Monday etc. in the x-th month," can be described by the used format "rst specied day-of-week after a dened date".
If the number of the year is not displayed as wildcards the complete date exactly determines the day daylight
saving has to change (March 31, 1996 in the gures below), so the day-of-week does not need to be specied
and therefore is displayed as wildcards.

Front Panel Display:

-> DL_Save ON <-

OK

DAYLIGHT SAVING ON:

Day of Week: Sun

Front Panel Display:

DL_Save ON

OK

Set Timezone
DL_Save OFF
Date: 25.03.****
Time:
02:00:00

F1

Set Timezone
-> DL_Save OFF <-

DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF: Date: 25.10.****

Day of Week: Sun
Time:
03:00:00

F1

If no changeover in daylight saving is wanted, identical dates and times must be entered in both of the sub menus.

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In addition identical osets for DAYLIGHT SAV ON/OFF should be congured in the sub menu TIMEZONE.
After this a restart should be done.

10.9.2 Restart Menu

Set Time Zone
Factory Defaults

OK

With

Restart NTP

->Restart Menu <-

-> Reboot Time Server <Restart NTP

you can stop the currently running NTP daemon and restart it afterwards. The command
reboots the Linux operating system  the build-in reference clock will not be restarted.

Reboot Time Server

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11 The graphical user interfaces

The LANTIME oers three dierent options for conguration and status management: Web interface, Command
Line Interface Setup and SNMP. In order to use the SNMP features of your LANTIME, you need special software
like management systems or SNMP clients. In order to use the web interface, all you need is a web browser
(LANTIME supports a broad range of browsers).

In addition to the SNMP and web interface, you can also manage your LANTIME conguration via a command line interface (CLI), which can be used via a TELNET or SSH connection. A setup tool can be started
after login, just type setup and press ENTER at the prompt.
There are only a few dierences between the web interface and the CLI, most options are accessible from both
interfaces (the CLI has no statistical functions).
The above screen shots show the web interface and the Command Line Interface setup tool. The CLI setup
tool cannot be used by more than one user at a time, the web interface can be used by more than one user in
parallel, but the two or more running sessions may inuence each other. We explicitly do not recommend the
parallel usage of the conguration interfaces.

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Connect to the web interface by entering the IP of your LANTIME into the address eld of your web browser:

If you want to use an encrypted connection, replace the http:// with https:// in the above address. You may
be prompted to accept the SSL certicate of your LANTIME the rst time you are connecting to the system via
HTTPS. In both HTTP and HTTPS mode, you will see the following login screen:

On this start page you see a short status display, which corresponds with the LC display on the front panel of the
LANTIME unit. The upper line shows the operation mode of the receiver.
In the upper right corner of the LC display the time and time zone can be found, below that you will nd
the date and day of the week. On the second line the systems reports the NTP status. During the initial synchronisation process a NTP: not sync indicates that the NTP system is not synchronised with the receiver, this can
also appear if the receiver looses synchronisation and the NTP switches back to its LOCAL CLOCK time source.
The receiver is connected to the LANTIME system internally by using a serial connection and additionally by
using the second pulse. There are therefore 2 references used by NTPD, the receiver (GPS, PZF,...) and PPS
time source. You will nd the two time sources in the status information of the NTPD. After the NTP is synchronised, the display shows NTP: Oset GPS [PZF,MSF,WWV,TCR]: x or NTP: Oset PPS: x where x is
the actual oset to the receiver or PPS time source.
This page will be reloaded every 30 seconds in order to reect the current status of the unit. Please bear
this in mind when you try to login and enter your password. If you do not press ENTER or the Login button
within 30 seconds, the user and password eld is cleared and you have to start over again.
Login rst installation:

Default User: root

Default Password: timeserver

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12.1 Configuration: Main Menu

After entering the right password, the main menu page shows up. This page contains an overview of the most
important conguration and status parameters for the system.

The start page gives a short overview of the most important conguration parameters and the runtime statistics
of the unit. In the upper left corner you can read which LANTIME model and which version of the LANTIME
software you are using. This LANTIME software version is a head version number describing the base system
and important subsystems. Below the version you will nd the actual hostname and domain of your LANTIME
unit, the IPv4 and IPv6 network address of the rst network interface and on the right side the serial number, the
uptime of the system (time since last boot) and the notication status.
In the second section the actual status of the GPS reference clock and the NTP subsystem is shown, additional information about the GPS receiver are also found here. This includes the number of satellites in view and
the number of good satellites in view.
The third section shows the last messages of the system, with a timestamp added. The newest messages are on
top of the list. This is the content of the le /var/log/messages, which is created after every start of the system
(and is lost after a power o or reboot).
By using the buttons in the lower part of the screen, you can reach a number of conguration pages, which
are described below.

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12.2 Configuration: Ethernet

In the network conguration all parameters related to the network interfaces can be changed. In the rst section
you can change the hostname and domain name. You can also specify two nameserver and two SYSLOG server.
In the nameserver and syslog server elds you may enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address (the syslog servers can be
specied as a hostname, too).

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12.2.1 SYSLOG Server

All information written to the LANTIME SYSLOG (/var/log/messages) can be forwarded to one or two remote
SYSLOG servers. The SYSLOG daemon of this remote SYSLOG needs to be congured to allow remote systems
to create entries. A Linux SYSLOD can be told to do so by using the command syslogd r when starting the
daemon.
If you enter nothing in the SYSLOG server elds or specify 0.0.0.0 as the SYSLOG servers addresses, the remote SYSLOG service is not used on your LANTIME.
Please be aware of the fact that all SYSLOG entries of the timeserver are stored in /var/log/messages and
will be deleted when you power o or reboot the timeserver. A daily CRON job is checking for the size of the
LANTIME SYSLOG and deletes it automatically, if the log size is exceeding a certain limit.
By specifying one or two remote SYSLOG servers, you can preserve the SYSLOG information even when you
need to reboot or switch o the LANTIME.
In the second section the possible network protocols and access methods can be congured. You can enable/disable TELNET, FTP, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP and NETBIOS by checking/unchecking the appropriate check
boxes. After you saved your settings with the Save button, all these subsystems are stopped and eventually
restarted (only if they are enabled, of course).
The third section allows you to select the IP protocol version 6. In this version the IPv4 protocol is mandatory and cannot be disabled, but as a workaround a standalone IPv6 mode can be achieved by entering an IPv4
address 0.0.0.0 and disabling the DHCP client option for every network interface of your LANTIME. By doing
so, you ensure that the timeserver cannot be reached with IPv4. Please note that TELNET, FTP and NETBIOS
cannot be used over IPv6 in this version. It is no problem to use IPv4 and IPv6 in a mixed mode environment on
your LANTIME.

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12.3 Network interface specific configuration

The interface specic parameters can be found in the Interface section. If your LANTIME is equipped with only
one network interface, you will nd only one sub section (Interface 0). Otherwise you see a sub section for each
installed Ethernet port.
Here, the parameters for the network port can be changed. In the upper section of the page you can enter
the IPv4 parameters, the lower part gives you access to the IPv6 parameters of the interface.

12.3.1 IPv4 addresses and DHCP

IPv4 addresses are built of 32 bits, which are grouped in four octets, each containing 8 bits. You can specify an
IP address in this mask by entering four decimal numbers, separated by a point ..
Example: 192.168.10.2

Additionally you can specify the IPv4 netmask and your default gateway address. Please contact your network administrator, who can provide you with the settings suitable for your specic network.
If there is a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server available in your network, the LANTIME
system can obtain its IPv4 settings automatically from this server. If you want to use this feature (again, you
should ask your network administrator whether this is applicable in your network), you can change the DHCP
Client parameter to ENABLED. In order to activate the DHCP client functionality, you can also enter the IP
address 000.000.000.000 in the LCD menu by using the front panel buttons of the LANTIME. Using DHCP is
the default factory setting.
The MAC address of your timeserver can be read in the LCD menu by pressing the NEXT button on the front
panel twice. This value is often needed by the network administrator when setting up the DHCP parameters for
your LANTIME at the DHCP server.
If the DHCP client has been activated, the automatically obtained parameters are shown in the appropriate
elds (IPv4 address, netmask, gateway).

12.3.2 IPv6 addresses and autoconf

You can specify up to three IPv6 addresses for your LANTIME timeserver. Additionally you can switch o the IPv6
autoconf feature. IPv6 addresses are 128 bits in length and written as a chain of 16bit numbers in hexadecimal
notation, separated with colons. A sequence of zeros can be substituted with :: once.
Examples:

"::"
"::1"

is the address, which simply consists of zeros

is the address, which only consists of zeros and a 1
as the last bit. This is the so-called host local address
of IPv6 and is the equivalent to 127.0.0.1 in the IPv4 world

"fe80::0211:22FF:FE33:4455" is a typical so-called link local

address, because it uses the fe80 prex.
In URLs the colon interferes with the port section, therefore
IPv6-IP-addresses are written in brackets in an URL.
("http://[1080::8:800:200C:417A]:80/" ;
the last :80 simply sets the port to 80, the default http port)
If you enabled the IPv6 protocol, the LANTIME always gets a link local address in the format fe80:: . . . .,
which is based upon the MAC address of the interface. If a IPv6 router advertiser is available in your network and
if you enabled the IPv6 autoconf feature, your LANTIME will be set up with up to three link global addresses
automatically.

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The last parameter in this sub section is Netlink mode. This controls the port speed and duplex mode of
the selected Ethernet port. Under normal circumstances, you should leave the default setting (autosensing)
untouched, until your network administrator tells you to change it.

12.3.3 High Availability Bonding

The standard moniker for this technology is IEEE 802.3ad, although it is known by the common names of trunking,
port trunking, teaming and link aggregation. The conventional use of bonding under Linux is an implementation
of this link aggregation.
Only one link is used at any given time. At least two physical Ethernet ports must be linked to one bonding group to activate this feature. The rst Ethernet Port in one bonding group provides the IP-Address and the
net mask of this new virtual device. The implementation of the LANTIME Bonding feature will not replace the
MAC address of the active ethernet port. Depending on the LINK state of the ETH-port the IP address of the
rst port in the bonding group will be set to the next ethernet port. All services will be restarted automatically.

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12.3.4 Additional Network Configuration

You can congure additional network parameter like special network routes or alias denitions. For this you will
edit a script le which will be activated every time after the network conguration will run.

Also the Samba Conguration from /etc/samba/smb.conf can be edited:

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12.4.1 Alarm Events

On this page you can set up dierent notication types for a number of events. This is an important feature
because of the nature of a timeserver: running unobserved in the background. If an error or problem occurs, the
timeserver is able to notify an administrator by using a number of dierent notication types.
The LANTIME timeserver oers dierent ways of informing the administrator or a responsible person about
nine dierent events: EMAIL sends an e-mail message to a specied e-mail account, SNMP-TRAP sends a
SNMP trap to one or two SNMP trap receivers, WINDOWS POPUP MESSAGE sends a winpopup message to
one or two dierent computers. DISPLAY shows the alarm message on a wall mount display model VP100/NET,
which is an optional accessory you can obtain for your LANTIME. You also can use user dened scripts and the
error relay out (see appendix).

Attention: mbgLtTrapNormalOperation
clears everything! It is a master
trap to show that the LANTIME is
running in full state!

Trapname

Cleared By

NTPStopped

NTPNotSync or
NTP Sync

NTPNotSync

NTPSync

ReceiverNotResponding

ReceiverNotSync or
ReceiverSync

ReceiverNotSync

ReceiverSync

AntennaFaulty

AntennaReconnect

SecondaryRecNotSync

SecondaryRecSync

PowerSupplyFailure

PowerSupplyUp

NetworkDown

NetworkUp

SecondaryRecNotResp

RecNotSync or
RecSync

The following traps are notications that do not have a "clearing" trap:

mbgLtTrapCongChanged
mbgLtTrapLeapSecondAnnounced
mbgLtTrapServerBoot
Every event can use a combination of those four notication types, of course you can disable notication for an
event (by just disabling all notication types for this event). The conguration of the four notication types can
be changed in the upper section of the page, you can control which notication is used for which event in the
lower part of the page.

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12.4.2 E-mail messages

You can specify the e-mail address which is used as the senders address of the notication e-mail (From: address),
the e-mail address of the receiver (To: address) and a SMTP smarthost, that is a mail server forwarding your
mail to the receiver's mail server. If your LANTIME system is connected to the internet, it can deliver those
e-mails itself by directly connecting to the receivers mail server. Additional e-mail addresses can be specied via
the CC-recipients button.
These settings cannot be altered with the LC display buttons of the front panel. Please note the following:

The host name and domain name should be known to the SMTP smarthost
A valid nameserver entry is needed
The domain part of the From: address has to be valid

12.4.3 Windows Popup Messages

Most Microsoft Windows operating systems provide you with a local notication tool. You can send messages via
the special Windows protocol in your local network. It is not necessary to enable the NETBIOS protocol of the
LANTIME in order to use this notication. On the Windows client side it is necessary to activate the Microsoft
Client for Windows in the network conguration.
You can enter the Windows computer name of up to two Windows PCs in the appropriate elds. Every message
contains a time stamp and a plain text message:

12.4.4 SNMP-TRAP messages

Up to two SNMP trap receiver hosts can be congured in this subsection, you may use IPv4 or IPv6 addresses
or specify a hostname. Additionally you have to enter a valid SNMP community string for your trap receiving
community. These can be unrelated to the SNMP community strings used for status monitoring and conguration
access (see SNMP conguration on the Security page).

12.4.5 VP100/NET wall mount display

The VP100/NET wall display is an optional accessory for the LANTIME timeserver, it has an own integrated
Ethernet port (10/100 Mbit) and a SNTP client. The time for the display can be received from any NTP server
using the SNTP protocol (like your LANTIME), additionally the display is capable of showing text messages,
which are sent by using a special utility. The LANTIME can send an alarm message to one or two VP100/NET
displays over the network, whenever an event occurs for which you selected the display notication type. If this
happens, a scrolling alarm message is shown three times on the display.
Just enter the display's IP address and its serial number (this is used for authorisation), which can be found
by pressing the SET button on the back of the display four times. The serial number consists of 8 characters,
representing four bytes in hexadecimal notation.
If you want to use the display for other purposes, you can send text messages to it by using our command
line tool send2display, which can be found on the LANTIME. This allows you to use the display by CRON jobs
or your own shell scripts etc. If you run the tool without parameters, a short usage screen is shown, explaining
all parameters it may understand. See appendix for a printout of this usage screen.

12.4.6 User defined Alarm scripts

You can dene your own alarm script for every event by using the Edit user dened notication script. This
script will be called automatically if one of the selected events occurs.

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This user alarm script will be stored on the Flash-Disk at /mnt/ash/user_dened_notication. This script
will be called with index and the alarm message as text. The index value of the test message is 0.

12.4.7 NTP Client Monitoring

You can monitor a group of NTP clients and supervise the time oset, the NTP stratum value and if the client
is reachable or not. With the button edit client list you can edit the list of clients to monitor. You can add the
TCP/IP address or the hostname of the client:

You can monitor the current states of the congured clients:

12.4.8 Alarm messages

You can change the alarm message text for every event by using the "Edit Messages" button, the messages are
stored in a le /mnt/ash/notication_messages on the ash disk of your timeserver.

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12.5.1 Password
On the Security page you can manage all security relevant parameters for your timeserver. In the rst section
Login the administration password can be changed, which is used for SSH, TELNET, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS
access. The password is stored encrypted on the internal ash disk and can only be reset to the default value
timeserver by a factory reset, changing all settings back to the factory defaults. Please refer to the LCD
conguration section in this manual.

12.5.2 HTTP Access Control

With this function you can restrict the access to the web interface and allow only a few hosts to login. Only the
hosts you entered in the list are able to login to the HTTP/HTTPS server of your LANTIME.
If a non-allowed host tries to login, the following message appears:

12.5.3 SSH Secure Shell Login

The SSH provides you with a secure shell access to your timeserver. The connection is encrypted, so no readable
passwords are transmitted over your network. The actual LANTIME version supports SSH1 and SSH2 over IPv4
and IPv6. In order to use this feature, you have to enable the SSHD subsystem and a security key has to be
generated on the timeserver by using the Generate SSH key button. Afterwards, a SSH client can connect to
the timeserver and opens a secure shell:
ssh root @ 192.168.16.111

The rst time you connect to a SSH server with an unknown certicate, you have to accept the certicate,
afterwards you are prompted for your password (which is congured in the rst section of this page).
Default Password:

timeserver

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order to allow you to login without being prompted for a password. We strongly recommend to use SSH for shell
access, TELNET is a very insecure protocol (transmitting passwords in plain text over your network).
If you enabled SSH, your LANTIME automatically is able to use secure le transfer with SCP or SFTP protocol. The usage of FTP as a le transfer protocol is as insecure as using TELNET for shell access.

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12.5.4 Generate SSL Certificate for HTTPS

HTTPS is the standard for encrypted transmission of data between web browser and web server. It relies on X.509
certicates and asymmetric crypto procedures. The timeserver uses these certicates to authenticate itself to the
client (web browser). The rst time a web browser connects to the HTTPS web server of your LANTIME, you
are asked to accept the certicate of the web server. To make sure that you are talking to your known timeserver,
check the certicate and accept it, if it matches the one stored on the LANTIME. All further connections are
comparing the certicate with this one, which is saved in your web browser conguration. Afterwards you are
prompted to verify the certicate only when it changed.
By using the button "Generate SSL certicate for HTTP" you can create a new certicate. Please enter your
organisation, name, mail address and the location in the upcoming form and press Generate SSL certicate to
nally generate it.

After the successful generation of the certicate, it is shown to you:

It is also possible to upload your own HTTPS certication. If you upload a non valid certication HTTPS will
not work.

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12.5.5 NTP keys and certificates

The fourth and fth section of the Security page allow you to create the needed crypto keys and certicates for
secure NTP operation (please see NTP authentication below).
The function Generate new NTP public key is creating a new self-signed certicate for the timeserver, which is
automatically marked as trusted.
Important note: This certicate is depending on the hostname of your LANTIME, it is mandatory to re-create
the certicate after changing the hostname. The certicates are build with the internal command ntp-keygen
-T (ntp-keygen is part of the installed NTP suite). Your LANTIME is using the /etc/ntp/ directory for storing
its private and public keys (this is called the keysdir). Please refer to the chapter NTP Autokey for further
information (below).
The two options Show NTP MD5 key and Edit NTP MD5 keys allow you to manage the symmetric keys
used by NTP. More about that can be found in the chapter about symmetric keys (below).

12.5.6 SNMP Parameter

In the last Section all parameters for SNMP can be congured. More information you can nd later in this manual.

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The NTP conguration page is used to set up the additional NTP parameters needed for a more specic conguration of the NTP subsystem.
The default conguration of the timeserver consists of a local clock, which represents the hardware clock of
your LANTIME system and the GPS reference clock. The local clock is only chosen as the NTP time reference
after the GPS clock lost its synchronisation. The stratum level of this local clock is set to 12, this ensures that
clients recognise the switchover to the local clock and are able to eventually take further actions. The local clock
can be disabled if the timeserver should not answer any more when the reference clock is out of order.
Because the reference clock is internally connected to the LANTIME system by using a serial connection, the
accuracy using this way of synchronisation is around 1 ms. The high accuracy of the LANTIME timeserver (around
10 microseconds) is available by using the ATOM driver of the NTP subsystem, which is directly interpreting the
PPS (pulse per second) of the GPS reference clock. The default conguration looks like this:

# *** lantime ***

# NTP.CONF for GPS167 with UNI ERLANGEN
server 127.127.1.0
fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 12

# local clock
# local stratum

server 127.127.8.0 mode 135 prefer

fudge 127.127.8.0 time1 0.0042
server 127.127.22.0
fudge 127.127.22.0 ag3 1
enable stats

#
#
#
#

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statsdir /var/log/
statistics loopstats
driftle /etc/ntp.drift
# Edit /mnt/ash/ntpconf.add to add additional NTP parameters

By using the NTP conguration page, a number of additional parameters can be added to this default ntp.conf.
In the upper section up to ve external NTP servers can be set up to provide a high grade of redundancy for
the internal reference clock. For each of these external NTP servers the AUTOKEY or symmetric key feature of
NTP can be used to ensure the authentic of these time sources. The Prefer ag can be set for each external
server. The internal refclock has set this ag by default. The Prefer ag is usefull if one of the refclocks are
not available or out of sync.
The eld Stratum of local clock is used to change the stratum level of the local clock (see above), default
is 12.
The Local trusted key eld holds a list of all trusted symmetric keys (comma or space separated), which
have to be accepted by the NTPD of your LANTIME.
If you want to use your LANTIME timeserver to send NTP broadcast packets to your network, you have to
enter a valid broadcast address in NTP broadcast address. If you want to use IPv6 multicast mode, you have to
enter a valid IPv6 multicast address in this eld. Please note that NTP Version 4, which is used by the LANTIME
timeserver, only permits authenticated broadcast mode. Therefore you have to set up the AUTOKEY feature or
a symmetric key if you use a NTPv4 client and want to broadcast / multicast your time. A sample conguration
of the NTP client for broadcast with symmetric keys looks like:
broadcastclient yes
broadcastdelay 0.05
keys /etc/ntp/keys
trustedkey 6 15
requestkey 15
controlkey 15

# depends on your network

In the next section you can enable the AUTOKEY feature for your LANTIME timeserver and the PPS mode
(which is enabled in default settings), see above for a description.
The NTP Trusttime will specify the time how long the NTP will trust the reference time if this is not synchronized (free running). This time will be set in seconds or minutes or hours. The value 0 will be select the
default value for the specic reference clock. The default values are:
LANTIME/GPS:
LANTIME/PZF:
LANTIME/RDT:
LANTIME/NDT:

96 h
0,5 h
0,5 h
96 h

After each restart and after any change of conguration a new /etc/ntp.conf le is generated by the LANTIME
software. Any changes you made to this le are lost. In order to use your custom ntp.conf (your LANTIME is
using a standard version of the NTP software suite, therefore all conguration parameters of the NTP software
are fully supported), you have to edit the le /mnt/ash/ntpconf.add, which is automatically appended to the
/etc/ntp.conf le generated at boot time or when reloading conguration after a change. You can edit this le
by using the button Edit additional NTP parameter.

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By choosing Show current NTP conguration, you can review the actual state of the /etc/ntp.conf le. The
le cannot be changed on this page, see above for a description why editing this le is not reasonable.

12.6.1 NTP Authentication

NTP version 2 and version 3 support an authentication method using symmetric keys. If a packet is sent by the
NTPD while using this authentication mode, every packet is provided with a 32 bit key ID and a cryptographic
64/128 bit checksum of the packet. This checksum is built with MD5 or DES, both algorithms oer a sucient
protection against manipulation of data.
Please note that the distribution of DES in the United States of America and Canada is subject to restrictions, while MD5 is not aected by that. With any of these algorithms the receiving NTP clients validate the
checksum. Both parties (server and client) need to have the same crypto key with the same key ID.
In the authentication mode a party is marked untrusted and not suitable for synchronisation, whenever unauthorised packets or authorised packets with a wrong key are used. Please note that a server may recognise a lot of
keys but uses only a few of them. This allows a timeserver to serve a client, who is demanding an authenticated
time information, without trusting the client.
Some additional parameters are used to specify the key IDs used for validating the authentic of each partner. The conguration le /etc/ntp.conf of a server using this authentication mode may look like this:
# peer conguration for 128.100.100.7
# (expected to operate at stratum 2)
# fully authenticated this time
peer 128.100.49.105 key 22 # suzuki.ccie.utoronto.ca
peer 128.8.10.1 key 4
# umd1.umd.edu
peer 192.35.82.50 key 6
# lilben.tn.cornell.edu
keys /mnt/ash/ntp.keys
trustedkey 1 2 14 15
requestkey 15

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controlkey 15

# key (mode 7) for accessing server variables

The keys parameter indicates the location of the le, in which all symmetric keys are stored. The trustedkey
line identies all key IDs, which have to be considered trusted or uncompromised. All other keys dened in the
keyle are considered compromised. This allows to re-use already owned keys by just adding their respective key
ID to the trustedkey parameter. If a key needs to be switched o, it can be removed from this line without
actually removing it from the system. This ensures an easy way to re-activate it later without actually transferring
the key again.
The line requestkey 15 declares the key ID for mode-6 control messages (as described in RFC-1305), which
are used by the ntpq utility for example. The controlkey parameter is specifying the key used for mode-7 private
control messages, for example used by the ntpdc utility. These keys protect the ntpd variables against unauthorised modication.
The ntp.keys le mentioned above holds a list of all keys and their respective ID known by the server. This
le should not be world-readable (only root should be able to look into this) and it may look like this:
# ntp keys le (ntp.keys)
1
2
14
15

N 29233E0461ECD6AE
M RIrop8KPPvQvYotM
M sundial
A sundial

10
10
10

A SeCReT
N d3e54352e5548080
S a7cb86a4cba80101

#
#
#
#
#

des key in NTP format

md5 key as an ASCII random string
md5 key as an ASCII string
des key as an ASCII string
the following 3 keys are identical

The rst column holds the key ID (used in the ntp.conf le), the second column denes the format of the key,
which is following in column three. There are four dierent key formats:
means DES key with up to eight 7-bit ASCII characters, where each character is standing for a key
octet (this is used by Unix passwords, too).

A

S

is a DES key written in hexadecimal notation, where the lowest bit (LSB) of each octet is used as the
odd parity bit.

If the key format is specied as N , it also consists of a hexadecimal string, but in NTP standard format
by using the highest bit (HSB) of each octet used as the odd parity bit.
A key dened as

M

is a MD5 key with up to 31 ASCII characters.

The LANTIME supports MD5 authentication only.

Please be aware of the following restrictions: No #, t (tab), n (newline) and 0 (null) are allowed
in a DES or MD5 ASCII key. The key ID 0 is reserved for special purposes and should not appear in the
keys le.

12.6.2 NTP AUTOKEY

NTP Version 4 supports symmetric keys and additionally provides the so-called AUTOKEY feature. The authentic
of received time at the NTP clients is suciently ensured by the symmetric key technique. In order to achieve a
higher security, e.g. against so-called replay attacks, it is important to change the used crypto keys from time to
time.
In networks with a lot of clients, this can lead to a logistic problem, because the server key has to be changed
on every single client. To help the administrator to reduce this work (or even eliminate it completely), the NTP
developers invented the AUTOKEY feature, which works with a combination of group keys and public keys. All
NTP clients are able to verify the authentic of the time they received from the NTP servers of their own AUTOKEY group by using this AUTOKEY technique.
The AUTOKEY features works by creating so-called secure groups, in which NTP servers and clients are combined. There are three dierent kinds of members in such a group:

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a) Trusted Host

One or more trusted NTP servers. In order to become a trusted server, a NTP server must own a self-signed
certicate marked as trusted. It is good practice to operate the trusted hosts of a secure group at the lowest
stratum level (of this group).
b) Host

One ore more NTP servers, which do not own a trusted certicate, but only a self-signed certicate without
this trusted mark.
c) Client

One ore more NTP client systems, which in contrast to the above mentioned servers do not provide accurate time
to other systems in the secure group. They only receive time.
All members of this group (trusted hosts, hosts and clients) have to have the same group key. This group
key is generated by a so-called trusted authority (TA) and has to be deployed manually to all members of the
group by secure means (e.g. with the UNIX SCP command). The role of a TA can be fullled by one of the
trusted hosts of the group, but an external TA can be used, too.
The used public keys can be periodically re-created (there are menu functions for this available in the web
interface and also in the CLI setup program, see Generate new NTP public key in section NTP Autokey of the
Security Management page) and then distributed automatically to all members of the secure group. The group
key remains unchanged, therefore the manual update process for crypto keys for the secure group is eliminated.
A LANTIME can be a trusted authority / trusted host combination and also a non-trusted host in such a secure
group.
To congure the LANTIME as a TA / trusted host, enable the AUTOKEY feature and initialise the group
key via the HTTPS web interface (Generate groupkey) or CLI setup program. In order to create such a group
key, a crypto password has to be used in order to encrypt / decrypt the certicate. This crypto password is
shared between all group members and can be entered in the web interface and CLI setup program, too. After
generating the group key, you have to distribute it to all members of your secure group (and setup these systems
to use AUTOKEY, too). In the ntp.conf le of all group members you have to add the following lines (or change
them, if they are already included):
crypto pw cryptosecret
keysdir /etc/ntp/
In the above example cryptosecret is the crypto password, that has been used to create the group key and the
public key. Please note that the crypto password is included as a plain text password in the ntp.conf, therefore
this le should not be world-readable (only root should have read access to it).
On the clients, the server entries must be altered to enable the AUTOKEY feature for the connections to the
NTP servers of the group. This looks like:
server time.meinberg.de autokey version 4
server time2.meinberg.de
You nd the server time.meinberg.de which is using the AUTOKEY feature, while time2.meinberg.de is used
without any authentic checks.
If you want to setup the LANTIME server as a trusted host, but need to use a dierent trusted authority,
please create your own group key with this TA and include it with the web interface of your LANTIME (on page
Security Management see section NTP autokey , function Upload groupkey).
If you want to setup the LANTIME as a non-trusted NTP server, you have to upload the group key of your
secure group ( Security Management / NTP autokey / Upload groupkey) and create your own, self-signed
certicate (without marking it as trusted). Because every certicate which is creating by using the web interface
and/or CLI setup is marked trusted, you have to execute the tool ntp-keygen manually on your LANTIME by

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using shell access (via SSH).

LantimeGpsV4:/etc/ntp # ntp-keygen -q cryptosecret
Here, too, cryptosecret is the crypto password used in the ntp.conf entry. Then you have to copy the new
ntpkeys to the ash disk with:
cp /etc/ntp/ntpkey_* /mnt/ash/cong/ntp/uploaded_groupkeys
A detailed description about ntp-keygen can be found on the NTP website (http://www.ntp.org).
Example:

This autokey group is formed by one Stratum-1-server (B), two Stratum-2-servers (D and E) and a number of
clients (in the diagram there are 4 clients shown, c1  c4). B is the trusted host, he holds the group key and a
self-signed certicate marked as trusted.

D and E are NTP servers, which are non-trusted hosts of the group, they hold the group key and a self-signed
certicate which lacks the trusted mark. The clients also hold the group key and a self-signed certicate. In
order to distribute new public keys to the whole group, the administrator only has to generate a new t key,
which will be distributed automatically to the two hosts D and E. Because these two servers can now present a
unbroken chain of certicates to a trusted host, they can be considered trusted by the clients as well.
More about the technical background and detailed processes of the AUTOKEY technique can be found at the
ocial NTP website (http://www.ntp.org).

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12.7.1 Administrative functions

In the rst section there are several functions which may be used by the administrator. The button Reboot LANTIME is restarting the system, the built-in reference clock is not aected by this, only the included computer
system is rebooted, which may take up to 30 seconds.
With Manual conguration you are able to change the main conguration by editing the conguration le
by hand. After editing, press the Save le button to preserve your changes, afterwards you are asked if your
changes should be activated by reloading the conguration (this results in reloading several subsystems like NTPD,
HTTPD etc.).

The function Send test notication is generating a test alarm message and sends it using all congured notify
possibilities (e-mail, WMail, SNMP-Traps, wall mount display).
You can use the function Save NTP drift le to copy the le /etc/ntp.drift to the internal ash disc of your
LANTIME. NTP is using this le to have the parameters for compensation of the incorrectness of the system
clock available directly after a restart. This results in a faster synchronisation process of the NTPD subsystem
after a system restart. You should use this function only, if the NTPD has been synchronized to the internal
reference clock for more than one day. This is done here at Meinberg directly before shipping the LANTIME unit
to our customers, so you do not need to use this function during normal operation. It may be applicable after a
software update.
The function Reset to factory defaults is setting all conguration parameters back to default values. The
regular le /mnt/ash/global_conguration will be replaced with the le /mnt/ash/factory.conf, but rst a
copy of the conguration is saved under /mnt/ash/global_conguration.old for backup reasons. The default
password timeserver is replacing the actual password, too. After using this function, all certicates should be
recreated because of the change of the unit's hostname.
Please be aware of the fact that the default conguration is not activated instantly. If you want to avoid setting up
the IP address of your unit by locally conguring it on site with the buttons of the front panel (meaning physical
presence of someone directly at the location of the LANTIME), you have to congure the network parameters
of your LANTIME immediately after using the reset to factory defaults button. So, please proceed directly to
the Ethernet page and check/change the IP address and the possible access subsystems (HTTP for example) of
the LANTIME. The rst usage of Save settings will load the conguration from ash into memory and activate it.
The point Download SNMP MIB les can be used to download all Meinberg specic SNMP MIB les to
your workstation. They can be distributed to all SNMP management clients afterwards.

12.7.2 User Management

For administration dierent users can be set up. 3 group memberships can be assigned to each user: the SuperUser has all properties for administration. The group membership Administrator can change all parameters via

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the command line interface (CLI) conguartion tool and the WEB interface. The group Administrator cannot
use any Linux command in a Telnet, SSH or Terminal session. If the Administrator will login, the setup program
will be started directly. After termination of the Setup program this user will be logout automatically. The group
membership Info has the same properties like the Administrator but cannot change any parameter.

The menu User Management allows you to set up dierent users with a password and the group membership. To change the properties of an user you have to delete the old user and set up a new one. The user root
cannot be deleted and has always the membership of Super-User. The password of the user root can be set on
the security page.

12.7.3 Administrative Information

The button List all messages displays the SYSLOG of the LANTIME completely. In this log all subsystems
create their entries, even the OS (upper case) kernel. The SYSLOG le /var/log/messages is only stored in
the system's ram disk, therefore it is lost after a power o or restart. If you congured an external SYSLOG
server, all LANTIME syslog entries will be duplicated on this remote system and can be saved permanently this way.
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

13:35:17
13:35:17
13:35:17
13:35:17
13:35:17
13:38:36
13:38:36
13:45:36
14:01:11
14:01:17

LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4

ntpd[12948]:
ntpd[12948]:
ntpd[12948]:
ntpd[12948]:
ntpd[12948]:
lantime[417]:
lantime[417]:
proftpd[14061]:
login[15711]:
login[15711]:

ntpd [email protected] Fri Mar 5 15:58:48 CET 2004 (3)

signal_no_reset: signal 13 had ags 4000000
precision = 3.000 usec
kernel time sync status 2040
frequency initialized 45.212 PPM from /etc/ntp.drift
NTP sync to GPS
NTP restart
connect from 172.16.3.2 (172.16.3.2)
invalid password for `root' on `ttyp1' from `172.16.3.45'
root login on `ttyp1' from `172.16.3.45'

With List detailed version information a number of version numbers (including LANTIME software, operating
system and NTPD) are shown in a textbox.

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The function List LANTIME Options shows the hardware options installed in your LANTIME.

Using the button List detailed GPS information gives you the possibility to check detailed GPS status information. The rst parameter indicates the time and date of the last update of the shown parameters. Next
you nd the GPS receiver status and the NTP status, followed by the GPS position data. The position uses
the Latitude / Longitude / Altitude format. Latitude and Longitude are shown in degrees, minutes and seconds,
Altitude is shown in meters above WGS84 ellipsoid.
The satellite section shows the numbers of satellites in view and the number of usable satellites (good SV).
Additionally, the selected set of the four used satellites can be read.

The accuracy of the calculated receiver position and time deviation is dependent on the constellation of the
four selected satellites. Using the position of the receiver and the satellites, a number of values can be calculated,
which allow a rating of the selected constellation. These values are called Dilutions of Precision (DOP).
PDOP is the abbreviation for Position Dilution of Precision, TDOP means Time Dilution of Precision and
GDOP stands for General Dilution of Precision. Lower values are indicating better accuracy.
The next section Satellite Info shows information about all the satellites, which are in view momentarily. The
satellite ID, elevation, Azimuth and distance to the receiver reveal the position of the satellite in the sky. The
Doppler shows whether the satellite is ascending (positive values) or descending (negative value).

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12.7.4 Software Update

If you need to update the software of your LANTIME, you need a special le from Meinberg, which can be
uploaded to the LANTIME by rst choosing the le on your local computer with the Browse button and then
press Start rmware update.
The chosen le will be uploaded to the LANTIME, afterwards you are prompted to conrm the start of the
update process. The scope of the update only depends on the chosen le.

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12.7.5 Automatic configuration check

All parameters of the LANTIME can be checked for plausibility and all congured servers (e.g. SYSLOG servers,
nameservers) are tested for reachability. All red coloured values should be reviewed by the administrator. Because
all congured hostnames / IP addresses of the servers are processed during the reachabilitytests, the whole check
process may take a while.

12.7.6 Get Diagnostics Information

The diagnostics information is a set of conguration parameters and les stored in a packed text le. With the
help of these informations the technical support from Meinberg can reproduce the current state of your LANTIME.
It takes some time to collect all information from the LANTIME. Do not press the button again while this process
is running - some web browsers will cancel the job if you press the button twice. After that you can download
the packed le cong.zip to your local computer. If you have any questions or problems with your LANTIME
please send this le cong.zip as an attachment of an e-mail to Meinberg support and describe your problem.

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12.7.7 Receiver Information

Here you can indicate all important and relevant information about the used receiver / radio clock.

The example shows the menu with a GPS receiver and MGR module. With the button "List detailed GPS information" you can open a text eld with all relevant receiver information. A LANTIME server with GPS receiver
and MGR module can be adjust to its operational mode (appropriate environment) - computing the position to
the expecting speed.

12.7.8 Web interface language

With the selector box Web interface language you can change the displayed language of the WEB interface.

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12.8.1 Statistical Information

In the rst section a graphical diagram shows the running synchronisation process. NTP is storing this statistical
information in so-called loopstats les, which are used here to draw the curves. The red line is describing
the oset between the internal reference clock (GPS) and the system clock. The blue line shows the frequency
errors of the system time (in PPM, parts per million). In the upper right corner of the diagram you will nd the
measurement range of the red and blue curve. The last 24 hours are shown initially, but you are able to select the
last 10 days (or fewer days, depending on the system uptime) or switch to a merge loopstats diagram, which
shows all available days in one diagram (with a maximum of 10 days). All time data is using UTC.
The next sections shows version information for a number of subsystems, including the OS kernel version, NTPD
version and the GPS rmware revision of the internal reference clock. Additionally, the MAC address of the rst
Ethernet interface can be found here. The Mem free value is indicating the free memory available to the system,
the Disk free value is related to the ram disk of the LANTIME. Both system memory and ram disk have a total
capacity of 32 MB (each). The Uptime parameter displays the time since the last boot process of the unit.
In the next section all NTP clients accessing the NTP server are listed. This list is maintained internally by
NTPD, clients who did not access the NTPD for a longer period are automatically removed. This section can
grow very long in large networks. There are no further information found about the parameters code, avglen and
rst. The name resolution of the IP address in the rst colume will take too much time; so its disabled.
After that a list of all actually refclocks of the internal NTP server will be shown.

with the following meaning:


- remote:
list of all valid time servers (ntp.conf)
- red:
reference number
- st:
actual stratum value (hierarchy level)
- when:
last request (seconds)
- poll:
period of requesting the time server (seconds)
- reach:
octal notation of the successful requests, shifted left
- delay:
delay of the network transmission (milliseconds)
- oset:
dierence between system time and reference time (milliseconds)
- jitter:
variance of the osets (milliseconds)
The last section will show some NTP specic informations about the refclock.

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12.9 Configuration: Manual

This page gives you access to the documents stored on your LANTIME, especially the manuals and your own
notes. The two lists include lename, language, le type, date and size of the documents/notes.
The LANTIME documents can be downloaded from here in order to read / print them on your workstation.
The customer notes are a way of storing small pieces of information on your LANTIME, for example if you want to
keep track of conguration changes and want to comment them, you can create a note called cong_changes
and show or edit it from here. If you want to get rid of one of your notes, you are able to delete it by choosing
the appropriate button.

If you want to add a note (you can maintain more than one note on your LANTIME), after choosing the
button add note you have to enter a lename (without a directory path, all notes are stored in a xed directory
on the ash disk of your LANTIME) and the language of your note rst. After you conrmed these parameters
with Add document, you are able to edit the text of your new note.

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12.10 Configuration: PTP

In the PTP section, all parameters of the PTP subsystem can be congured. The current state can be monitored
as well. When operating in SLAVE mode (as with MRS devices), a graphical representation of the oset and the
path delay to the grandmaster will be shown:

In the PTP V2 Management menu section you can view the current PTP state by displaying
the "ptp2_state_0" le (see 12.10.3).

All conguration parameters of the PTP unit can be viewed and changed by editing the
"ptp2_global_conf_0" le (see 12.10.1).

The IP address and VLAN conguration can be edited by altering the "ptp2_network_cong_0"
le (see 12.10.2).

- If more than one PTP unit is built into the system, then the conguration for each port can
be edited separately and will be listed on this page. A detailed description of the parameters
can be found in chapter 12.10.1 (Global PTP Parameters).

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12.10.1 PTPv2 - Global Configuration

Parameter

Value

Description

PTP
PTP
PTP
PTP

[0,1]
[NUM,0:255]
[NUM,1,3]
[NUM,0:1]

PTP packet length as in PTPv1 standard (0=default)

A domain is logical group of PTP devices
1=UDP/IPv4 (L3), 3=IEEE 802.3 (L2)
0=ARB, 1=PTP (default)

PTP priority1
PTP priority2

[NUM:0:255]
[NUM:0:255]

Priority1 as used in Best Master Clock Algorithm

Priority2 as used in Best Master Clock Algorithm

PTP
PTP
PTP
PTP

[2x ]:0
[2x ]:1
[2x ]:3
[NUM]:60

used in MC Master or UC Slave mode

used in MC Master or UC Slave mode
used in MC Master or UC Slave mode
Requested duration until timeout/renewal

PTP Unicast clockid of master

[ASCII,50]

PTP Unicast IP address of master

[IP]

Unicast: Master Clock ID

(default: FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF as wildcard)
Unicast: IP address of Grandmaster
(e.g. 172.29.9.236)

Feature Presets

[NUM]

1=Power Prole Preset

User dened Fix Oset positive

User dened Fix Oset [ns]

[BOOL]
[NUM]

1=Positive PTP Phase shift to RefTime

Phase shift to RefTime (0..1000000 ns)

HQ Filter active
HQ Filter estimated accuracy [ns]
PDSC active

[BOOL]:0
[NUM]:5000
[BOOL]:0

Slave: Optimized lter for high load/jitter

estimated accuracy of HQ Filter,maximum jitter in network
Path Delay Step Compensation (Filter on)
(see also chapter ??)


PTP Mode
[NUM]
0=Multicast (MC), 1=Unicast (UC)
PTP is slave
[BOOL]
1=Slave only, 0=Grandmaster only
PTP Delay Mechanism
[0,1]
0=End-to-End, 1=Peer-to-Peer

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Domain Number
Network Protocol
Timescale

Sync Interval
Announce Interval
DelayRequest Interval
Unicast interval duration [s]

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12.10.2 PTP Network Configuration

All network congurations of the selected PTP interface can be done with this menu:

Content of the PTP Network Conguration File:

Parameter

Value

Description

TCPIP address
NETMASK
Default Gateway

[IP]:192.168.100.10
[IP]:255.255.255.0
[IP]:192.168.100.1

IP address of PTP port

Netmask of PTP port
Gateway

DHCP CLIENT
VLan enabled
VLan ID
VLan Priority

[BOOL]:0
[BOOL]:0
[NUM]:
[NUM]:

1=Activate DHCP client

Enable Virtual LAN interface (IEEE 802.1Q)
VLAN ID for virtual interface
VLAN priority for virtual interface

PTP IP TTL

[NUM]:

Multicast IP Packet Time To Live (TTL default:5)


Hostname
[ASCII,50]:PTPv2
Hostname for PTP port
Domainname
[ASCII,50]:
Domainname for PTP port
Nameserver 1
[ASCII,50]:
Nameserver 2
[ASCII,50]:

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12.10.3 PTP State Files

In diesem Men werden alle Statusinformationen der gewhlten TSU angezeigt:

PTP Mode
Domain number
Network Protocol
PTP DelayMech
Current Port State

:
:
:
:
:

Clock class

Clock accuracy
Clock variance
Grandmaster MAC
Number of clients
Number of masters
PTP Port Link up
IPv4 address
Netmask
Gateway
Local Mac Address
PTP seconds
PTP timescale
PTP time source
PTP UTC Oset
PTP Leapsecond
TSU Time
SYS Time

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

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[MASTER,SLAVE]
[0...3]
[UDP IPv4 Layer3,IEEE 802.3 Layer 2]
[E2E,P2P]
[INITIALIZING,LISTENING,UNCALIBRATED,MASTER,
UnicastMASTER,SLAVE,UnicastSLAVE]
[6=RefClock Sync,7=RefClock Holdover,
52=RefClock unsynchronized,255=Slave only]
33 (according to enumeration list in standard)
13565 [,65535=unknown]
00:60:6E:7C:27:2C
0 (not used yet)
0 (not used yet)
1
172.29.4.10
255.255.255.0
172.29.4.1
00:60:6E:7C:27:2C
1299849447 [raw PTP seconds]
PTP (TAI) [,ARB]
GPS [NTP,PTP,Internal Oszillator, unknown]
34
0 [Announcement active]
TAI:11.03.11 13:17:27.652680;
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The command line interface (CLI) can be used within a TELNET or SSH session. After login, just enter setup
to start the CLI setup tool.

The start page gives a short overview of the most important conguration parameters and the runtime statistics
of the unit. In the upper left corner you can read which LANTIME type and version of the LANTIME software you
are using. This LANTIME software version is a head version number describing the base system and important
subsystem. Below the version you will nd the actual hostname and domain of your LANTIME unit, the IPv4
and IPv6 network address of the rst network interface and on the right side the serial number, the uptime of the
system (time since last boot) and the notication status is reported.
In the second section the actual status of the GPS reference clock and the NTP subsystem is shown, additional information about the GPS receiver can also be found here. This includes the number of satellites in view
and the number of good satellites in view.
The third section shows the last messages of the system, each with a timestamp added. The newest messages are placed at the top of the list. This reects the content of the le /var/log/messages, which is created
after every start of the system (and is lost after a power o or reboot, see Syslog server to learn how to save
the entries of your SYSLOG).
By using the buttons in the lower part of the screen, you can reach a number of conguration pages, that
are described below.

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13.1 CLI Ethernet

In the network conguration all parameters related to the network interfaces can be changed. In the rst section
you can change the hostname and domain name. You can also specify two nameservers and two SYSLOG servers.
In the nameserver and SYSLOG server elds you may enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address (the SYSLOG servers can be
specied as a hostname, too).
All information which is written to the LANTIME SYSLOG (/var/log/messages) can be forwarded to one or
two remote SYSLOG servers. The SYSLOG daemon of this remote SYSLOG needs to be congured to allow
remote systems to create entries. A Linux SYSLOGD can be told to do so by using the command syslogd r
for starting the daemon.
If you enter nothing in the SYSLOG server elds or specify 0.0.0.0 as the SYSLOG server's addresses, the
remote SYSLOG service is not started on your LANTIME.
Please be aware of the fact that all SYSLOG entries of the timeserver are stored in /var/log/messages and
will be deleted when you power o or reboot the timeserver. A daily CRON job is checking for the size of the
LANTIME SYSLOG and deletes them automatically, if their size is exceeding a limit.
By specifying one or two remote SYSLOG servers, you can preserve the SYSLOG information even when you
have to reboot or switch o the LANTIME.
In the second section the possible network protocols and access methods can be congured. You can enable/disable TELNET, FTP, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP and NETBIOS by checking/unchecking the appropriate check
box. After you saved your settings with the Save button, all of these subsystems are stopped and restarted (if
they are enabled).
The third section allows you to select the IP protocol 6. In this version the IPv4 protocol is mandatory and
cannot be disabled, but a standalone IPv6 mode can be reached by entering an IPv4 address 0.0.0.0 and disabling the DHCP client option for every network interface of your LANTIME. By doing so, you ensure that the
timeserver cannot be reached with IPv4. Please note that TELNET, FTP and NETBIOS cannot be used over
IPv6 in this version. IPv4 and IPv6 can be used together on one LANTIME.
To manage the interface specic parameters, you can enter the Ethernet Conguration Line page by using one of
the ETHERNET buttons. If your LANTIME is equipped with only one network interface, you will nd only one
button (ETHERNET 0). Otherwise you see one button for each installed Ethernet port.

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Here, the parameters for the network port can be changed. In the upper section of the page you can enter
the IPv4 parameters, the lower part gives you access to the IPv6 parameters of the interface.
IPv4 addresses are built of 32 bits, which are grouped in four octets, each containing 8 bits. You can specify an
IP address in this mask by entering four decimal numbers, separated by a point ..
Example: 192.168.10.2

Additionally you can specify the IPv4 Netmask and your default gateway address.
Please contact your network administrator, who will provide you with the settings suitable for your specic network.
If you are running a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) server in your network, the LANTIME system
can obtain its IPv4 settings automatically from this server. If you want to use this feature (you should also ask your
network administrator if this is applicable in your network), you can change the DHCP Client parameter to ENABLED. In order to activate the DHCP client functionality, you can also enter the IP address 000.000.000.000
in the LCD menu by using the front panel buttons of the LANTIME. This is the default setting.
The MAC address of your timeserver can be read in the LCD menu by pressing the NEXT button on the front
panel twice. This value is often used by the network administrator when setting up the DHCP parameters for
your LANTIME at the DHCP server.
If the DHCP client has been activated, the automatically obtained parameters are shown in the appropriate
elds (IPv4 address, netmask, gateway).
You can specify up to three IPv6 addresses for your LANTIME timeserver. Additionally you can switch o
the IPv6 AUTOCONF feature. IPv6 addresses are 128 bits in length and written as a chain of 16 bit numbers in
hexadecimal notation, separated with colons. A sequence of zeros can be substituted with :: once.
Examples:

"::"
"::1"

is the address, which simply consists of zeros

is the address, which only consists of zeros and a 1 as the last bit.
This is the so-called host local address of IPv6 and is the equivalent
to 127.0.0.1 in the IPv4 world

"fe80::0211:22FF:FE33:4455" is a typical so-called link local address, because it

uses the fe80 prex.
In URLs the colon interferes with the port section, therefore IPv6-IP-addresses are written
in brackets in an URL: "http://[1080::8:800:200C:417A]:80/";
the last :80 simply sets the port to 80, the default http port)
If you enabled the IPv6 protocol, the LANTIME always gets a link local address in the format fe80:: . . . ., which
is based upon the MAC address of the interface. If a IPv6 router advertiser is available in your network and if
you enabled the IPv6 AUTOCONF feature, your LANTIME will be set up with up to three link global addresses
automatically.
The next parameter in this sub section is Netlink mode. This controls the port speed and duplex mode of

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the selected Ethernet port. Under normal circumstances, you should leave the default setting (autosensing)
untouched, until your network administrator tells you to change it.
The standard moniker for this technology is IEEE 802.3ad, although it is known by the common names of
trunking, port trunking, teaming and link aggregation. The conventional use of bonding under Linux is an implementation of this link aggregation. Only one link is used at any given time. At least two physical Ethernet
ports must be linked to one bonding group to activate this feature. The rst Ethernet Port in one bonding group
provides the IP-Address and the net mask of this new virtual device. The implementation of the LANTIME
Bonding feature will not replace the MAC address of the active ethernet port. Depending on the LINK state of
the ETH-port the IP address of the rst port in the bonding group will be set to the next ethernet port. All
services will be restarted automatically.
At this menu point it is possible to add each Ethernet port to a bonding group. At least two physical Ethernet ports must be linked to one bonding group to activate this feature. The rst Ethernet Port in one bonding
group provides the IP Address and the net mask of this new virtual device.

13.2 CLI Notification

Alarm events

On this page you can set up dierent notication types for a number of events. This is an important feature
because of the nature of a timeserver: running in the background. If an error or problem occurs, the timeserver
is able to notify an administrator by using a number of dierent notication types.
The LANTIME timeserver oers four dierent ways of informing the administrator or a responsible person about
nine dierent events: EMAIL send an e-mail message to a specied e-mail account, SNMP-TRAP sends a SNMP
trap to one or two SNMP trap receivers, WINDOWS POPUP MESSAGE sends a Winpopup message to one or
two dierent computers and DISPLAY shows the alarm message on a wall mount display model VP100/NET,
that is an optional accessory you can obtain from us.
"NTP not sync"

NTP is not synchronised to a reference time source

"NTP stopped"

NTP has been stopped (mostly when very large time osets occur)

"Server boot"

System has been restarted

"Receiver not responding"

No contact to the internal GPS receiver

"Receiver not sync"

Internal GPS clock is not synchronised to GPS time

"Antenna faulty"

GPS antenna disconnected

"Antenna reconnect"

GPS antenna reconnected

"Cong changed"

Conguration was changed by a user

Leap second announced

A leap second has been announced

Every event can use a combination of those four notication types, of course you can disable notication for
events by disabling all notication types. The conguration of the four notication types can be changed in
the upper section of the page, you can control which notication is used for which event by using the button
notication conditions in the lower part of the page.

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E-mail messages

You can specify the e-mail address which is used as the senders address of the notication e-mail (From: address),
the e-mail address of the receiver (To: address) and a SMTP smarthost, that is a mail server who is forwarding
your mail to the receiver. If your LANTIME system is connected to the internet, it can deliver those e-mails itself.
Additional e-mail recipients can be congured with the button CC recipients. These settings cannot be altered
with the LC display buttons of the front panel.
Please note the following:

The LANTIME hostname and domain name should be known to the SMTP smarthost
A valid nameserver entry is needed
The domain part of the From: address has to be valid

Windows Popup Messages

Most Microsoft Windows operating systems provide you

with a local notication tool.

You can send messages via the special Windows protocol in your local network. It is not necessary to enable
the NETBIOS protocol of the LANTIME in order to use
this notication. On the Windows client side it is necessary to activate the Microsoft Client for Windows
in the network conguration.
You can enter the Windows computer name of up to
two Windows PCs in the appropriate elds. Every message contains a time stamp and a plain text message:

SNMP-TRAP messages

Up to two SNMP trap receiver hosts can be congured in this subsection, you may use IPv4 or IPv6 addresses
or specify a hostname. Additionally you have to enter a valid SNMP community string for your trap receiving
community. These are mostly independent from the SNMP community strings used for status monitoring and
conguration (see SNMP conguration on the Security page).
VP100/NET wall mount display

The VP100/NET wall display is an optional accessory for the LANTIME timeserver, it has an own integrated
Ethernet port (10/100 Mbit) and a SNTP client. The time of the display can be received from any NTP server
using the SNTP protocol, additionally the display is able to show text messages, which are sent by using special
software. The LANTIME can send an alarm message to one or two VP100/NET displays over the network,
whenever an event occurs, for which you selected the display notication type. An alarm message is shown three
times as a scrolling message.
Just enter the display's IP address and its serial number (this is used for authorization), which can be found
by pressing the red SET button on the back of the display four times. The serial number consists of 8 characters,
representing four bytes in hexadecimal notation.

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If you want to use the display for other purposes, you can send text messages to it by using our command
line tool send2display, which can be found on the LANTIME. This allows you to use the display by CRON jobs
or your own shell scripts etc. If you run the tool without parameters, a short usage screen is shown, explaining
all parameters it may understand. See appendix for a printout of this usage screen.
NTP Client Monitoring

You can monitor a group of NTP clients and supervise the time oset, the NTP stratum value and if the client
is reachable or not. With the button edit client list you can edit the list of clients to monitor. You can add the
TCP/IP address or the hostname of the client:

You can monitor the current states of the congured clients:

13.3 CLI Security

On the Security page you can manage all security relevant parameters for your timeserver. In the rst section
Login the administration password can be changed, which is used for SSH, TELNET, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS
access.

The password is stored encrypted on the internal ash disk and can only be reset to the default value timeserver
by a factory reset, changing all settings back to the factory defaults. Please refer to the LCD conguration

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section in this manual.

SSH Secure Shell Login
The SSH provides you with a secure shell access to your timeserver. The connection is encrypted, so no readable
passwords are transmitted over your network. The actual LANTIME version supports SSH1 and SSH2 over IPv4
and IPv6. In order to use this feature, you have to enable the SSHD subsystem and a security key has to be
generated on the timeserver by using the Generate SSH key button. Afterwards, a SSH client can connect to
the timeserver and opens a secure shell:
ssh root @ 192.168.16.111
The rst time you connect to a SSH server with an unknown certicate, you have to accept the certicate,
afterwards you are prompted for your password (which is congured in the rst section of this page).
If you generate a new SSH key, you can copy and paste it into your SSH client conguration afterwards in order to
allow you to login without being prompted for a password. We strongly recommend to use SSH for shell access,
TELNET is a very insecure protocol (transmitting passwords in plain text over your network).
If you enabled SSH, your LANTIME automatically is able to use secure le transfer with SCP or SFTP protocol. The usage of FTP as a le transfer protocol is as insecure as using TELNET for shell access.
Generate SSL Certicate for HTTPS

HTTPS is the standard for encrypted transmission of data between web browser and web server. It relies on X.509
certicates and asymmetric crypto procedures. The timeserver uses these certicates to authenticate itself to the
client (web browser). The rst time a web browser connects to the HTTPS web server of your LANTIME, you
are asked to accept the certicate of the web server. To make sure that you are talking to your known timeserver,
check the certicate and accept it, if it matches the one stored on the LANTIME. All further connections are
comparing the certicate with this one, which is saved in your web browser conguration. Afterwards you are
prompted to verify the certicate only when it changed.
By using the button Generate SSL certicate for HTTP" you can create a new certicate. Please enter your
organisation, name, mail address and the location in the upcoming form and press Generate SSL certicate to
nally generate it.
NTP keys and certicates

The fourth and fth section of the Security page allow you to create the needed crypto keys and certicates for
secure NTP operation (please see NTP authentication below).
The function Generate new NTP public key is creating a new self-signed certicate for the timeserver, which is
automatically marked as trusted.
Important note: This certicate is depending on the hostname of your LANTIME, it is mandatory to recreate the certicate after changing the hostname. The certicates are build with the internal command ntp-keygen
-T (ntp-keygen is part of the installed NTP suite). Your LANTIME is using the /etc/ntp/ directory for storing
its private and public keys (this is called the keysdir). Please refer to the chapter NTP Autokey for further
information (below).
The two options Show NTP MD5 key and Edit NTP MD5 keys allow you to manage the symmetric keys
used by NTP. More about that can be found in the chapter about symmetric keys (below).

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13.4 CLI NTP Parameter

The NTP conguration page is used to set up the additional NTP parameters needed for a more specic conguration of the NTP subsystem.
The default conguration of the timeserver consists of a local clock, which represents the hardware clock of
your LANTIME system and the GPS reference clock. The local clock is only chosen as the NTP time reference
after the GPS clock lost its synchronisation. The stratum level of this local clock is set to 12, this ensures that
clients recognise the switchover to the local clock and are able to eventually take further actions. The local clock
can be disabled.
Because the GPS reference clock is internally connected to the LANTIME system by using a serial connection, the accuracy using this way of synchronisation is around 1 ms. The high accuracy of the LANTIME
timeserver (around 10 microseconds) is available by using the ATOM driver of the NTP subsystem, which is directly interpreting the PPS (pulse per second) of the GPS reference clock. The default conguration looks like this:
# *** lantime ***
# NTP.CONF for GPS167 with UNI ERLANGEN
server
fudge
server
fudge
server
fudge

127.127.1.0
127.127.1.0 stratum 12
127.127.8.0 mode 135 prefer
127.127.8.0 time1 0.0042
127.127.22.0
127.127.22.0 ag3 1

#
#
#
#
#
#

local clock
local stratum
GPS167 UNI Erlangen PPS
relative to PPS
ATOM (PPS)
enable PPS API

enable stats
statsdir /var/log/
statistics loopstats
driftle /etc/ntp.drift
# Edit /mnt/ash/ntpconf.add to add additional NTP parameters

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Please see the corresponding chapter in the web interface description.

13.5 CLI Local

Administrative functions
In the rst section there are several functions which may be used by the administrator. The button Reboot LANTIME is restarting the system, the built-in reference clock is not aected by this, only the included computer
system is rebooted, which may take up to 30 seconds.
With Manual conguration you are able to change the main conguration by editing the conguration le
by hand. After editing, press the Save le button to preserve your changes, afterwards you are asked if your
changes should be activated by reloading the conguration (this results in reloading several subsystems like NTPD,
HTTPD etc.).
The function Send test notication is generating a test alarm message and sends it using all congured notify
possibilities (e-mail, WMail, SNMP-Traps, wall mount display).
You can use the function Save NTP drift le to copy the le /etc/ntp.drift to the internal ash disc of your
LANTIME. NTP is using this le to have the parameters for compensation of the incorrectness of the system
clock available directly after a restart. This results in a faster synchronisation process of the NTPD subsystem
after a system restart. You should use this function only, if the NTPD has been synchronized to the internal
reference clock for more than one day. This is done here at Meinberg directly before shipping the LANTIME unit
to our customers, so you do not need to use this function during normal operation. It may be applicable after a
software update.
The function Reset to factory defaults is setting all conguration parameters back to default values. The
regular le /mnt/ash/global_conguration will be replaced with the le /mnt/ash/factory.conf, but rst a
copy of the conguration is saved under /mnt/ash/global_conguration.old for backup reasons. The default
password timeserver is replacing the actual password, too. After using this function, all certicates should be
recreated because of the change of the unit's hostname.
Please be aware of the fact that the default conguration is not activated instantly. If you want to avoid setting up
the IP address of your unit by locally conguring it on site with the buttons of the front panel (meaning physical
presence of someone directly at the location of the LANTIME), you have to congure the network parameters
of your LANTIME immediately after using the reset to factory defaults button. So, please proceed directly to
the Ethernet page and check/change the IP address and the possible access subsystems (HTTP for example) of
the LANTIME. The rst usage of Save settings will load the conguration from ash into memory and activate it.
User Management

For administration dierent users can be set up. 3 group memberships can be assigned to each user: the SuperUser has all properties for administration. The group membership Administrator can change all parameters via
the command line interface (CLI) conguartion tool and the WEB interface. The group Administrator cannot
use any Linux command in a Telnet, SSH or Terminal session. If the Administrator will login, the setup program

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will be started directly. After termination of the Setup program this user will be logout automatically. The group
membership Info has the same properties like the Administrator but cannot change any parameter.
The menu User Management allows you to set up dierent users with a password and the group membership.
To change the properties of an user you have to delete the old user and set up a new one. The user root cannot
be deleted and has always the membership of Super-User. The password of the user root can be set on the
security page.
Administrative information

The button List all messages displays the SYSLOG of the LANTIME completely. In this log all subsystems
create their entries, even the OS kernel. The SYSLOG le /var/log/messages is only stored in the system's ram
disk, therefore it is lost after a power o or restart. If you congured an external SYSLOG server, all LANTIME
SYSLOG entries will be duplicated on this remote system and can be saved permanently this way.
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

13:35:17
13:35:17
13:35:17
13:35:17
13:35:17
13:38:36
13:38:36
13:45:36
14:01:11
14:01:17

LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4
LanGpsV4

ntpd[12948]: ntpd [email protected] Fri Mar 5 15:58:48 CET 2004 (3)

ntpd[12948]: signal_no_reset: signal 13 had ags 4000000
ntpd[12948]: precision = 3.000 usec
ntpd[12948]: kernel time sync status 2040
ntpd[12948]: frequency initialized 45.212 PPM from /etc/ntp.drift
lantime[417]: NTP sync to GPS
lantime[417]: NTP restart
proftpd[14061]: connect from 172.16.3.2 (172.16.3.2)
login[15711]: invalid password for `root' on `ttyp1' from `172.16.3.45'
login[15711]: root login on `ttyp1' from `172.16.3.45'

With List detailed version information a number of version numbers (including LANTIME software, operating
system and NTPD) are shown in a textbox.
The function List LANTIME Options shows the hardware options installed in your LANTIME.

Using the button List detailed GPS information gives you the possibility to check detailed GPS status information. The rst parameter indicates the time and date of the last update of the shown parameters. Next
you nd the GPS receiver status and the NTP status, followed by the GPS position data. The position uses
the Latitude / Longitude / Altitude format. Latitude and Longitude are shown in degrees, minutes and seconds,
Altitude is shown in meters above WGS84 ellipsoid.
The satellite section shows the numbers of satellites in view and the number of usable satellites (good SV).
Additionally, the selected set of the four used satellites can be read.
The accuracy of the calculated receiver position and time deviation is dependent on the constellation of the
four selected satellites. Using the position of the receiver and the satellites, a number of values can be calculated,
which allow a rating of the selected constellation. These values are called Dilutions of Precision (DOP).
PDOP is the abbreviation for Position Dilution of Precision, TDOP means Time Dilution of Precision and
GDOP stands for General Dilution of Precision. Lower values are indicating better accuracy.
The next section Satellite Info shows information about all the satellites, which are in view momentarily. The
satellite ID, elevation, Azimuth and distance to the receiver reveal the position of the satellite in the sky. The

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Doppler shows whether the satellite is ascending (positive values) or descending (negative value).
Software Update

If you need to update the software of your LANTIME, you need a special le update.tgz from Meinberg, which
has to be uploaded to the LANTIME by using ftp, SCP or SFTP to the root dir (/update.tgz), after the le
transfer is complete, press Start rmware update.
Afterwards you are prompted to conrm the start of the update process. The scope of the update only depends on the chosen le.

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14 SNMP Support
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) has been created to achieve a standard for the management
of dierent networks and the components of networks. SNMP is operating on the application layer and uses
dierent transport protocols (like TCP/IP and UDP), so it is network hardware independent.
The SNMP design consists of two types of parties, the agent and the manager. SNMP is a client-server architecture, where the agent represents the server and the manager represents the client.
The LANTIME has an integrated SNMP agent, who is designed especially to handle SNMP requests for LANTIME
specic status information (including status variables for the internal reference clock). The LANTIME SNMP
agent is also capable of handling SET requests in order to manage the LANTIME conguration via SNMP, if your
SNMP management software is also supporting this feature.
The elements (objects / variables) are organised in data structures called Management Information Base (MIB).
The LANTIME includes the standard NET-SNMP MIB and is based on SNMPv1 (RFC 1155, 1157), SNMPv2
(RFC 1901-1908) and SNMPv3.
The following SNMP version is installed on the timeserver:

Net-SNMP Version:
Network transport support:
SNMPv3 Security Modules:
Agent MIB code:
Authentication support:
Encryption support:

5.0.8
Callback Unix TCP UDP TCPIPv6 UDPIPv6
usm
mibII, ucd_snmp, snmpv3mibs,
notication, target, agent_mibs, agentx
agent_mibs, utilities, meinberg, mibII/ipv6
MD5 SHA1
DES

By using the special Meinberg SNMP-agent all important status variables can be read with SNMP conformant
client software. Where applicable, a variable is implemented as string and numeric value, for example allowing
SNMP client software to use the information for drawing diagrams or monitor threshold levels.
When using the NET-SNMP suite, you can read all status information your LANTIME oers via SNMP by
using the snmpwalk command:
snmpwalk v2c c public timeserver enterprises.5597

...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpCurrentState.0 = 1 : no good refclock (->local)

...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpCurrentStateVal.0 = 1
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpStratum.0 = 12
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpActiveRefclockId.0 = 1
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpActiveRefclockName.0 = LOCAL(0)
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpActiveRefclockOset.0 = 0.000 ms
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpActiveRefclockOsetVal.0 = 0
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpNumberOfRefclocks.0 = 3
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpAuthKeyId.0 = 0
...mbgLtNtp.mbgLtNtpVersion.0 = [email protected] Fri Mar 5 15:58:56 CET 2004 (3)
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefClockType.0 = Clock Type: GPS167 1HE
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefClockTypeVal.0 = 1
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefClockMode.0 = Clock Mode: Normal Operation
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefClockModeVal.0 = 1

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...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefGpsState.0 = GPS State: sync

...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefGpsStateVal.0 = 1
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefGpsPosition.0 = GPS Position: 51.9834 9.2259 181m
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefGpsSatellites.0 = GPS Satellites: 06/06
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefGpsSatellitesGood.0 = 6
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefGpsSatellitesInView.0 = 6
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefPzfState.0 = PZF State: N/A
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefPzfStateVal.0 = 0
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefPzfKorrelation.0 = 0
...mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefPzfField.0 = 0
Please note that you only see the object names (like mbgLtRefclock.mbgLtRefPzfField) if you installed the
Meinberg MIB les on your client workstation rst (please see the web interface or CLI setup tool chapters to
nd out how to do this).
By using the standard MIB, no NTP get requests are allowed. Only the standard system and network parameters can be accessed (e.g. using the NET-SNMP command snmpget).
Only by using the Meinberg MIB the change of conguration parameters is possible (the command snmpset is
used to alter a variable, for example).

14.1 Configuration over SNMP

The LANTIME timeserver can be congured via several user interfaces. Besides the possibility to setup its parameters with the web interface (HTTP and/or HTTPS) and the direct shell access via Telnet or SSH, a SNMP
based conguration interface is available.
In order to use the SNMP conguration features of the timeserver, you need to full the following requirements (the system has to be reachable over the network, of course):
a)
b)
c)

SNMP has to be activated in the timeservers setup by setting up a RWCOMMUNITY

In the SNMP conguration the read-write-access needs to be activated
The timeserver-specic MIB les must be present on the clients,
they have to be included in the SNMP setup of the client software

a) and b) can be achieved by using the web interface or the shell access, please see the appropriate chapters in
this manual. The mentioned MIB les can be found directly on the timeserver located at /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs. All les with names starting with MBG-SNMP- have to be copied onto the SNMP clients by using
the timeservers ftp access (for example). You may also use the web interface, on the page "Local - LANTIME
Services" (V5) or "System - Services and Functions" (V6) you will nd a button "Download MIB les. You will
get a tar-archive if you are using the download button, which you have to unpack rst.
Afterwards, copy all MIB les to the MIB directory on your client(s) and congure your SNMP client software to use them.

14.1.1 Examples for the usage of the SNMP configuration features

The following examples are using the software net-snmp, a SNMP open source project. You will nd detailed
information at www.net-snmp.org!
To browse the conguration branch of the timeserver-MIB, you could use the following command on a UNIX
system with net-snmp SNMP tools installed:
root@testhost:/# snmpwalk -v 2c -c public timeserver.meinberg.de mbgLtCfg

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MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfghostname.0 = STRING: LantimeSNMPTest

MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfgDomainname.0 = STRING: py.meinberg.de
MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfgNameserver1.0 = STRING: 172.16.3.1
MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfgNameserver2.0 = STRING:
MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfgSyslogserver1.0 = STRING:
MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfgSyslogserver2.0 = STRING:
[ ... ]
To alter a parameter, with net-snmp you would use the snmpset command:
root@testhost:/# snmpset -v 2c -r 0 -t 10 -c rwsecret timeserver.meinberg.de
mbgLtCfghostname.0 string helloworld

MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfghostname.0 = STRING: helloworld

root@testhost:/#

Please note that your SNMP request has to be sent with a sucient timeout (in the above snmpset example
this was achieved by using the -t 10 option, choosing a timeout of 10 seconds), because after each parameter
change, the timeserver reloads its conguration, which takes a few seconds. The request is acknowledged by the
SNMP agent afterwards.
To change a group of parameters without reloading the conguration after each parameter, you have to send all
parameter changes in one single request. You can do this with the net-snmp snmpset command by speciying
multiple parameters in one command line:
root@testhost:/# snmpset -v 2c -r 0 -t 10 -c rwsecret timeserver.meinberg.de
mbgLtCfghostname.0 string helloworld mbgLtCfgDomainname.0 string
internal.meinberg.de

MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfghostname.0 = STRING: helloworld

MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CFG-MIB::mbgLtCfgDomainname.0 = STRING: internal.meinberg.de
root@testhost:/#

The available SNMP variables are described in detail in the SNMP conguration reference part of this manual.
Additionally, it is recommended to also read the mentioned MIB les.

14.1.2 Further configuration possibilities

Because the timeserver uses a standard version of the net-snmp SNMP daemon (with extended features covering
the timeserver-specic functions), all conguration parameters of the SNMPD can be used. The conguration
le of the SNMP daemon is located at /usr/local/share/snmp after boot time, the lename is snmpd.conf.
During the boot sequence, this le is created dynamically by using a template le and appending the SNMP
parameters stored in the timeserver setup.
If you need to customize the conguration of the timeservers SNMPD (for setting up detailed access control
rights for example), you may edit /mnt/ash/packages/snmp/etc/snmpd_conf.default (which is the mentioned template le). Please note that some lines are appended to this le (as described above), before it is used
as /usr/local/share/snmp/snmpd.conf by the snmpd process.

14.1.3 Send special timeserver commands with SNMP

The timeserver is capable of receiving special commands by SNMP in order to reboot the unit or reload its
conguration after you manually changed it. A special SNMP variable is reserved for this (mbgLtCmdExecute)
and has to be set to a special integer value for each command. The following commands are available:
Reboot(1)

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Setting the mbgLtCmdExecute variable to value 1 will reboot the timeserver after a short waiting period of approximately 3-5 seconds.
FirmwareUpdate(2)

This command installs a previously uploaded (with FTP for example) rmware version.
ReloadCong(3)

The parameters of the timeserver conguration (stored in

/mnt/ash/global_conguration) are re-read and afterwards a number of subsystems (e.g. NTPD, HTTPD/HTTPSD,
SMBD) will be restarted in order to use those eventually changed settings. Please note that the SNMPD will not
be restarted by this command (you have to use reboot instead or restart it manually by killing the process and
starting it again in the shell).
GenerateSSHKey(4)

A new SSH key will be generated.

GenerateHTTPSKey(5)

A new HTTPS key will be generated.

ResetFactoryDefaults(6)

The conguration of the timeserver is reset to factory defaults, afterwards an automatic ReloadCong is executed
in order to use these default settings.
GenerateNewNTPAutokeyCert(7)

A new key is generated, it can be used with the NTP AUTOKEY feature.
SendTestNotication(8)

A test message is sent by using all notication methods the timeserver has a conguration for (e.g. mail, winpopup, SYSLOG etc.).
A few examples:

(we are again using the snmpset command which comes with the net-snmp tools).
root@testhost:/# snmpset -v2c -r 0 -t 10 -c rwsecret timeserver.meinberg.de
mbgLtCmdExecute.0 int 1

MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CMD-MIB::mbgLtCmdExecute.0 = INTEGER: Reboot(1)

root@testhost:/#

The command shown above is forcing the timeserver to reboot. Instead of using the integer value, you may also
enter the command name, as it is dened in the MIB le MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CMD.txt (and in the command
list above).
If you want the timeserver to reload it's conguration le (which you previously uploaded via FTP probably),
you would enter this command:
root@testhost:/# snmpset -v2c -r 0 -t 10 -c rwsecret timeserver.meinberg.de
mbgLtCmdExecute.0 int ReloadCong

MBG-SNMP-LANTIME-CMD-MIB::mbgLtCmdExecute.0 = INTEGER: ReloadCong(3)

root@testhost:/#

Please pay attention to the options -r 0 (meaning no retries) and -t 10 (meaning timeout of 10 secs) in
the above examples. These options avoid multiple executions of the desired command, additionally they give your
snmpset command enough time to wait for an acknowledgement from the timeservers snmp agent.

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14.1.4 Configuration of the timeserver with SNMP: Reference

The MIB of the timeserver includes the following parts:
SNMP Object

Name

Description

enterprises.5597

mbgSNMP

Root node of the Meinberg-MIB

mbgSNMP.3

MbgLANTIME

Root node of the LANTIME MIB

mbgLANTIME.1

mbgLtNtp

LANTIME NTP status variables

mbgLANTIME.2

mbgLtRefclock

LANTIME reference time source status variables

mbgLANTIME.3

mbgLtTraps

LANTIME SNMP traps

mbgLANTIME.4

mbgLtCfg

LANTIME conguration variables

mbgLANTIME.5

mbgLtCmd

LANTIME control commands

Further detailed information can be found in the Meinberg MIB les.

Reference of LANTIME SNMP conguration variables:

SNMP branch

Variable

Data type

Description

mbgLtCfgNetwork

mbgLtCfghostname

string

The hostname of the timeserver

mbgLtCfgDomainname

string

The Domainname of the timeserver

mbgLtCfgNameserver1

string

(IPv4

or

IP-address of rst nameserver

or

IP-address of second nameserver

IPv6-address)

mbgLtCfgNameserver2

string

(IPv4

IPv6-address)

mbgLtCfgSyslogserver1

string

(IPv4

IPv6-address

or

IP-address or hostname of rst syslog-

or

server

or

IP-address or hostname of second syslog-

or

server

hostname)

mbgLtCfgSyslogserver2

string

(IPv4

IPv6-address
hostname)

mbgLtCfgTelnetAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

Telnet access activated?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgFTPAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

FTP-access activated?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgHTTPAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

Webinterface activated?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgHTTPSAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

Encrypted webinterface activated?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgSNMPAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

SNMP-daemon activated?

en-

abled)

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Variable

Data type

mbgLtCfgSambaAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

Description

LANManager-access activated?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgIPv6Access

integer (0 = disabled,

IPv6-protocol enabled?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgSSHAccess

integer (0 = disabled,

SSH-access activated?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgNTP

mbgLtCfgNtpServer1IP

string

(IPv4

IPv6-address

or

First external NTP-server

or

hostname)

mbgLtCfgNtpServer1KEY

integer

Link to the key which should be used for

the rst NTP-server

mbgLtCfgNtpServer2IP

string

(IPv4

IPv6-address

or

Second external NTP-server

or

hostname)

mbgLtCfgNtpServer2KEY

integer

Link to the key which should be used for

the second NTP-server

mbgLtCfgNtpServer3IP

string

(IPv4

IPv6-address

or

Third external NTP-server

or

hostname)

mbgLtCfgNtpServer3KEY

integer

Link to the key which should be used for

the third NTP-server

mbgLtCfgStratumLocal

integer(0..15)

Stratum-value

Clock

of

the

internal

system

clock of the timeserver

mbgLtCfgNTPTrustedKey

integer

Link to the key which should be used for

the internal reference time source

mbgLtCfgNTPBroadcastIP

string

(IPv4

or

IPv6-address)

mbgLtCfgNTPBroadcast

IP-address,

which has to be used for

NTP-broadcasts (or multicasts)

integer

Link to the key which should be used for

Key

outgoing NTP-broadcasts

mbgLtCfgNTPBroadcast

integer (0 = dis-

Autokey

abled,

Use autokey for NTP broadcasts?

en-

abled)

mbgLtCfgAutokeyFeature

integer (0 = disabled,

Use autokey feature of the NTP server?

en-

abled)

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Variable

Data type

mbgLtCfgAtomPPS

integer (0 = disabled,

Description

en-

(Liste

von

Atom PPS (pulse per second) activated?

abled)

mbgLtCfgEMail

mbgLtCfgEMailTo

string

EMail-addressn)

One or more (semicolon separated) email

address(es). which should receive warnings and alarm notications from the
timeserver

mbgLtCfgEMailFrom

string

(EMail-

address)

mbgLtCfgEMailSmarthost

string

The EMail-address which is used as the

senders address for email notifcations

(IPv4

IPv6-address

or

The SMTP-host, which is used for send-

or

ing mails

or

First host, which receives notications

or

sent as SMTP-traps

hostname)

mbgLtCfgSNMP

mbgLtCfgSNMPTrapRecei

string

ver1

IPv6-address

(IPv4

hostname)

mbgLtCfgSNMPTrapRecei

string

The SNMP community used when send-

ver1Community

ing SNMP-Traps to the rst host

mbgLtCfgSNMPTrapRecei

string

ver2

IPv6-address

(IPv4

or

Second host, which receives notications

or

sent as SMTP-traps

hostname)

mbgLtCfgSNMPTrapRecei

string

ver2Community

The SNMP community used when sending SNMP-Traps to the second host

mbgLtCfgSNMPRO

string

Community

The SNMP community, which has readonly access and therefore can be used to
only monitor status variables or conguration values (SNMP V2c)

mbgLtCfgSNMPRW

string

Community

The SNMP community, which has readwrite access and there for can be used
to monitor status variables and get/set
conguration values (SNMP V2c)

mbgLtCfgSNMPContact

string

Contact information (e.g. name of a contact person) of the timeserver

mbgLtCfgSNMPLocation

string

Location (e.g. building/room number) of

the timeserver

mbgLtCfgWinpopup

mbgLtCfgWMailAddress1

string

First receiver of notications sent as windows popup messages

mbgLtCfgWMailAddress2

string

Second receiver of notications sent as

windows popup messages

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Variable

mbgLtCfgWalldisplay

mbgLtCfgVP100Display1IP string

Data type

(IPv4

IPv6-address

mbgLtCfgVP100Display

Description

or

hostname or IP-address of the rst wall-

or

mount display used for showing notica-

hostname)

tions

string (Hexstring)

The serial number of the rst wall mount

1SN

display

used

for

showing

notications

(can be found in the setup menu of the

display)

mbgLtCfgVP100Display

string

2IP

IPv6-address

mbgLtCfgVP100Display

(IPv4

or

hostname or IP-address of the second

or

wall mount display used for showing no-

hostname)

tications

string (Hexstring)

The serial number of the rst wall mount

2SN

display

used

for

showing

notications

(can be found in the setup menu of the

display)

mbgLtCfgNotify

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNot

string(combination)

Sync

Exactly one, none or a combination of

the following notication types:

email = sending an email

wmail = sending a winpopup-message
snmp = sending a SNMP-trap,
disp = showing on wall mount display,
syslog = sending a syslog-entry
for the event NTP not synchronized

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTP

string

Stopped

tion)

mbgLtCfgNotifyServer

string

Boot

tion)

mbgLtCfgNotifyRefclock

string

NotResponding

tion)

mbgLtCfgNotifyRefclock

string

NotSync

tion)

mbgLtCfgNotifyAntenna

string

Faulty

tion)

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event NTP Daemon stopped

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event Timeserver reboot

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event Refclock not ready

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event Refclock not synchron

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event GPS antenna not connected

or dammaged

mbgLtCfgNotifyAntenna

string

Reconnect

tion)

mbgLtCfgNotifyCong

string

Changed

tion)

mbgLtCfgNotifyLeapSecond string
Announced

LANTIME M300/GPS

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event GPS antenna reconnected

(combina-

(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event Conguration changed

(combina-

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(see

mbgLtCfgNotifyNTPNotSync)

for

the event Leap second announced

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Variable

Data type

mbgLtCfgEthernet

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv4

string

Description

IP

address)

the timeserver

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv4

string (IPv4 Netz-

IPv4-netmask of rst network interface of

Netmask

maske)

the timeserver

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv4

string

Gateway

address)

(IPv4

(IPv4

IP-

IP-

IPv4-address of rst network interface of

IPv4-address of the default gateway of

the timeservers rst network interface

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0DHCP integer (0 = dis-

Congure the rst network interface of

Client

abled,

en-

the timeserver with DHCP?

(IPv6

IP-

First IPv6-IP-address of the timeservers

abled)

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv6

string

IP1

address)

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv6

string

IP2

address)

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv6

string

IP3

address)

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0IPv6

integer (0 = dis-

Activate autoconf for the IPv6 - cong-

Autoconf

abled,

uration of the timeservers rst network

mbgLtCfgEthernetIf0

rst network interface

(IPv6

Second

IPv6-IP-address

of

the

time-

servers rst network interface

(IPv6

IP-

IP-

Third IPv6-IP-address of the timeservers

rst network interface

en-

abled)

interface?

integer (0..4)

Conguration of the network-speed and

NetlinkMode

duplex settings of the timeservers rst

network interface

0 = autosensing,
1 = 10Mbit/s half duplex,
2= 10Mbit/s full duplex,
3=100Mbit/s half duplex,
4=100Mbit/s full duplex

For all additional Ethernet interfaces of the timeserver, If0 only has to be replaced with Ifx, where x is
substituted by the number of the desired Ethernet interface. Example: The IPv4-address of the timeservers third
Ethernet interface can be set with mbgLtCfgEthernetIf2IPv4IP!

14.2 SNMP Traps

If congured, the LANTIME is sending SNMP traps, which can be received by up to 2 SNMP management systems. These traps can be received by using the NET-SNMP suite tool snmptrapd, you can start it on a UNIX
system with snmptrapd p (-p is for output to stdout, -s would use the syslog for output). The corresponding
MIB les can be found on the LANTIME at /usr/local/share/snmp/mibs/ , all Meinberg specic MIB les are
named MBG-SNMP. . . . . These MIB les can be downloaded by using the web interface (see Local page,
Download MIB les button), after unpacking the archive le you can import the MIB les into your management
system.
The following SNMP-traps are available:

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"NTP not sync"

NTP not synchronised to refclock

"NTP stopped"

NTP stopped

"Server boot"

System has rebooted

"Receiver not responding"

no answer from GPS

"Receiver not sync"

GPS receiver not synchronised

"Antenna faulty"

GPS antenna not connected

"Antenna reconnect"

GPS antenna reconnected

"Cong changed"

System parameter changed by user

Leap second announced

Leap second announced

See the Notication page at the web interface and Command Line Interface description to learn how to congure
the SNMP trap receivers.

14.2.1 SNMP Trap Reference

All traps can be found under the mbgLtTraps section in the Meinberg MIB. A special trap exists for every notication event the timeserver knows. Please note that the traps are only sent if you congured the notication type
SNMP trap for the event, otherwise no trap is generated. All traps have a string parameter included, which
contains the plain text event message for the appropriate event (you are able to change the default text messages,
see web interface and/or CLI setup section to nd out how to do this).
Here is a list of all traps the timeserver knows:

Whenever the NTP daemon (ntpd) looses sync, it will generate this trap and send it to the congured SNMP trap receivers.

mbgLtTrapNTPNotSync (mbgLtTraps.1):

mbgLtTrapNTPStopped (mbgLtTraps.2):

or because of an error condition.

This trap is sent when the NTP daemon stopped, manually

After nishing the boot process, this trap is generated.

mbgLtTrapServerBoot (mbgLtTraps.3):

mbgLtTrapReceiverNotResponding (mbgLtTraps.4):

timeserver is not responding.

mbgLtTrapReceiverNotSync (mbgLtTraps.5):

ceivers will receive this trap.

If the internal receiver looses sync, the SNMP trap re-

This trap will be sent whenever the timeserver recognises a

broken connection to the antenna of the receiver.

mbgLtTrapAntennaFaulty (mbgLtTraps.6):

mbgLtTrapAntennaReconnect (mbgLtTraps.7):

established, this trap is sent.

mbgLtTrapCongChanged (mbgLtTraps 8):

this trap.

After the connection to the antenna has been re-

After reloading its conguration, the timeserver generates

mbgLtTrapLeapSecondAnnounced (mbgLtTraps 9):

GPS receiver, this trap will be sent.

Trap to be sent when the internal receiver of the

If a leap second has been announced by the internal

This trap is sent whenever you are requesting a test

notication; it is only used for testing the connection between the timeserver and your SNMP trap receivers.

mbgLtTrapTestNotication (mbgLtTraps 99):

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15.1 Skilled/Service-Personnel only: Replacing the Lithium Battery
The life time of the lithium battery on the board is at least 10 years. If the need arises to replace the battery, the
following should be noted:

ATTENTION!
There is a Danger of explosion if the lithium battery is
replaced incorrectly. Only identical batteries or batteries recommended by the manufacturer must be used for
replacement.
The waste battery has to be disposed as proposed
by the manufacturer of the battery.

CE marking

This device follows the provisions

of the directives 93/68/EEC

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15.2 Technical Specifications M600/300 Multipac

HOUSING:

Metal desktop case, Schro 282T

Front panel: 1U/84HP (43 mm high / 442 mm wide)

LC-DISPLAY:

M300: 2 x 40 character, LC-Display

M600: 256 x 64 Dots, vacuum uorescent graphic display (VFD)
with backlight and function keys for menu control

POWER
SUPPLY:

100-240 VAC

Available DC variants:

! 100 - 240
!
12
!
24
!
48

VDC
VDC
VDC
VDC

INPUT FUSE:

Electronic

PROTECTION
RATING:

IP20

POWER
CONSUMPTION:

28W

PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS:

442 mm wide x 43 mm high x 288 mm deep

(498 mm wide with mounting bracket, 85mm high as XL/2U model)

AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE:

0 ... 50 C

HUMIDITY:

85 % max.

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15.3 Safety instructions for building-in equipment

This building-in equipment has been designed and tested in accordance with the requirements of Standard
IEC60950-1 "Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business Equipment".
During installation of the building-in equipment in an end application (i.e. rack) additional requirements in
accordance with Standard IEC60950-1 have to be taken into account.

The building-in equipment is a class 1 - equipment and must be connected to an earthed outlet
(TN Power System).
The building-in equipment has been evaluated for use in oce environment (pollution degree 2) and may be
only used in this environment. For use in rooms with a higher pollution degree more stringent requirements
are applicable.
The building-in equipment may not be opened.
Protection against re must be assured in the end application.
The ventilation opening may not be covered.
The equipment/building-in equipment was evaluated for use in a maximum ambient temperature of 40 C.
For safe operation the building-in equipment must be protected by max 16 A fuse in the power installation
system.
Disconnection of the equipment from mains is done by pulling the mains plug.

15.3.1 CE-Label
Low voltage directive:

2006/95/EC EN 60950-1

EMV-directive:

89/336EEC EN50081-1

Safety of Information Technology Equipment,

including Electrical Business Equipment
Electromagnetic compatibility.
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
Generic emission standard.
Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry
EN50082-2

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Generic immunity standard.
Part 2: Industrial environment

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15.4 Front and Rear Panel Connectors

Name

Type

Signal

Cable

9pin. D-SUB
RJ-45
USB connector

RS-232
Ethernet

shielded data line

shielded data line

Network (LAN0-LAN1)

RJ-45

Ethernet

shielded data line

PPS
10 MHz,
Error

BNC
BNC
DFK

TTL
TTL
screw terminal

shielded coaxial line

shielded coaxial line

COM 0, COM 1

9pin. D-SUB female

RS232

shielded data line

Antenna

BNC

10 MHz / 35.4 MHz

shielded coaxial line

Power supply

power cord
receptable


Front panel

TERMINAL
Network
USB
Rear panel

power supply cord

option


Network (LAN2-LAN3)
RJ-45
Ethernet
shielded data line
Time Code
modulated
DCLS

BNC
BNC

3Vpp into 50 Ohm

2.5Vpp into 50 Ohm

shielded coaxial line

shielded coaxial line

PPS, PPM, PPH,

progr. Pulse,
Synthesizer

BNC

2.5Vpp into 50 Ohm

shielded coaxial line

10 MHz,
10 MHz sine,

BNC
BNC

2.5Vpp into 50 Ohm

1.2Vpp into 50 Ohm

shielded coaxial line

shielded coaxial line

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15.5 Pin Assignment: Serial Connectors

15.5.1 Serial Time String

TxD0_OUT
RxD0_IN
GND -

TxD1_OUT
RxD1_IN

GND -

COM0

COM1

The 9pin female connectors can be connected to a PC with a direct cable.

15.5.2 TERMINAL (Console)

To connect a serial terminal use 9 pin SUBD RS232 connector in the front panel. Via the serial terminal connection it is possible to congure parameters with the command line interface. You have to use a NULL-MODEM
cable connecting to your PC or Laptop computer. You can use e.g. the standard Hyperterminal program shipped
with your Windows operating system. Congure your terminal program with 38400 Baud, 8 Databits, no parity
and 1 Stopbit. The terminal emulation have to set to VT100. After connecting to the timeserver there will be
displayed the login message (press RETURN for rst connection; default user: root password: timeserver).

DSR_IN RTS_OUTCTS_INRI_IN-

-DCD_IN
-RXD_IN
-TXD_OUT
-DTR_OUT
-GND

TERM

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15.6 Error Relay

On the back panel of the device you can nd a DFK connector labeled Error. This relay output is connected
to the TTL TIME_SYNC output of the reference clock (GPS, PZF, TCR, ...). If the internal reference clock
has been synchronized by its source (GPS, DCF77 or IRIG) the relay will switch to mode NO . In case of bad
antenna signal or the device has been switched o the relay falls back to mode NC.
Additionally the relay can be switched by one of the notication conditions. In the notication condition table via WEB or CLI interface you can select the relay out. The priority is on the TIME SYNC ERROR signal of
the receiver (refclock not sync). Relay state which will be set via notication conditions will be reseted by any
access via the WEB or CLI interface (if no TIME SYNC ERROR is active).

15.6.1 Technical Specification

SWITCHING VOLTAGE max.:

125 VDC
150 VAC
1A

SWITCHING CURRENT max.:

SWITCHING LOAD max.:
SWITCHING-CURRENT
UL/CSA:

RESPONSE TIME:

DC
AC

30 W
60 VA

0.46A
0.46A
1A

150V AC
65V DC
30V DC

ca.2ms

Error

Normal Operation: CO - NO connected

Error:

CO - NC connected

CO NO NC
Error

VCC

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15.7 Technical Specifications GPS receiver

RECEIVER:

6 channel C/A code receiver with external antenna/converter unit

ANTENNA:

Antenna/converter unit with remote power supply refer to chapter

"Technical Specications GPS Antenna"

ANTENNA
INPUT:

Antenna circuit dc-insulated; dielectric strength: 1000 V

Length of cable: refer to chapter "Mounting the Antenna"

TIME TO
SYNCHRONIZATION: One minute with known receiver position and valid almanac
12 minutes if invalid battery buered memory
ACCURACY
OF PULSES:
SERIAL PORTS:

Better than +-250 nsec after synchronization and 20 minutes of operation

Better than +-2 sec during the rst 20 minutes of operation
2 asynchronous serial connectors (RS-232)
COM0:
COM1:

98

xed, internal used

congurable, sending Standard Meinberg
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110-9
< 250 ns
1Hz -60dBc/Hz
10Hz -90dBc/Hz
100Hz -120dBc/Hz
1kHz -130dBc/Hz
210-8
0.2Hz (Note1)
410-7
4Hz (Note1)
110-11

865 s
6.3 s
210-7
(0...60C)

210-9

< 250 ns

1Hz -60dBc/Hz
10Hz -90dBc/Hz
100Hz -120dBc/Hz
1kHz -130dBc/Hz
110-7
1Hz (Note1)
110-6
10Hz (Note1)
110-11

4.3 ms

16 s

110-6
(-20...70C)

OCXO LQ

510-8
(-20...70C)

1.6 s

65 s

1Hz -75dBc/Hz
10Hz -110dBc/Hz
100Hz -130dBc/Hz
1kHz -140dBc/Hz
1.510-9
15mHz (Note1)
110-7
1Hz (Note1)
510-12

< 100 ns

210-10

OCXO MQ

110-8
(5...70C)

788 ms

22 s

1Hz < -85dBc/Hz

10Hz < -115dBc/Hz
100Hz < -130dBc/Hz
1kHz < -140dBc/Hz
510-10
5mHz (Note1)
510-8
0.5Hz (Note1)
110-12

< 100 ns

510-12

OCXO HQ

210-10
(5...70C)

158 ms

4.5 s

1Hz < -80dBc/Hz

10Hz < -110dBc/Hz
100Hz < -125dBc/Hz
1kHz < -135dBc/Hz
110-10
1mHz (Note1)
110-8
0.1Hz (Note1)
110-12

< 100 ns

210-12

OCXO DHQ

610-10
(-25...70C)

8 ms

1.1 s

1Hz -75dBc/Hz
10Hz -89dBc/Hz
100Hz -128dBc/Hz
1kHz -140dBc/Hz
210-11
0.2mHz (Note1)
510-10
5mHz (Note1)
110-12

< 100 ns

Rubidium
(only available
for 3U models)
210-11

The given values for the accuracy of frequency and me (not short term accuracy) are only valid for a constant ambient
temperature! A minimum me of 24 hours of GPS-syncronicity is required before free run starts.

Note 1: The accuracy in Hertz is based on the standard frequency of 10 MHz.

For example: Accuracy of TCXO (free run one day) is 110-710MHz = 1 HZ

accuracy
free run, one day
accuracy,
free run, 1 year
accuracy
GPS-synchronous,
average 24h
accuracy of time
free run, 1 day
accuracy of time
free run, 1 year
temperature
depandant drift
free run

short term stability

( = 1 sec)
accuracy of PPS
(pulse per sec)
phase noise

TCXO

Oscillators available for Meinberg GPS Receivers/Time Servers:

OCXO, TCXO, Rubidium

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15.7.1 Oscillator specifications

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15.7.2 Technical Specifications GPS Antenna

ANTENNA:

dielectrical patch antenna,

receive frequency:

BANDWITH:

9 MHz

CONVERTER:

local oscillator to
converter frequency:
rst IF frequency:

POWER
REQUIREMENTS:

10 MHz
35.4 MHz

12V ... 18V, @ 100mA

(provided via antenna cable)

CONNECTOR:

N-Type, female

AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE:

-40 ... +65 C

HOUSING:

25 x 25 mm
1575.42 MHz

ABS plastic case for

outdoor installation (IP66)

Physical Dimension:

140

180

68
84

450
70

44

M6

240

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15.8 Technical Specifications LAN CPU

PROCESSOR:

GeodeTM LX800 with 500 MHz

MAIN MEMORY:

128 MB

CACHE-MEMORY:

16 KB 2nd Level Cache

FLASHDISK:

512 MB

NETWORK
CONNECTOR:

10/100 MBIT with RJ45-Jack

SERIAl INTERFACE:

STATE LEDs:
POWER
REQUIREMENTS:
CONNECTOR:

Four serial RS232-Ports 16550 compatible to FIFO

- RS232 9-pol. DSUB-male connector
- three RS232 male connector according to DIN 41612,
type C 96 (internal - only TxD, RxD, DCD)
- power supply
- 'Connect', 'Activity' and 'Speed' of the network connection
5 V +- 5 %, @ 1 A
According to DIN 41612, type C 96, rows a+b+c (male)
DSUB-plug (9-pol) RJ45-jack, USB Port

AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE:

0 ... 50 C

HUMIDITY:

85 % max.

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15.9 Time Code

15.9.1 Abstract of Time Code
The transmission of coded timing signals began to take on widespread importance in the early 1950
s. Especially
the US missile and space programs were the forces behind the development of these time codes, which were used
for the correlation of data. The denition of time code formats was completely arbitrary and left to the individual
ideas of each design engineer. Hundreds of dierent time codes were formed, some of which were standardized
by the "Inter Range Instrumentation Group" (IRIG) in the early 60
s.
Except these "IRIG Time Codes", other formats like NASA36, XR3 or 2137 are still in use. The board TCR
however generates the IRIG-B, AFNOR NFS 87-500 code as well as IEEE1344 code which is an IRIG coded
extended by information for time zone, leap second and date. Other formats may be available on request.

15.9.2 Principle of Operation

The Board TCG has been designed for the generation of IRIG, AFNOR and IEEE1344 standard time codes. Apart
from the digitally generated amplitude-modulated code, the TCG also provides the unmodulated DC-Level shift
code. The modulated sine wave carrier and the board
s internal time pattern are derived from the radio clock
s
disciplined oscillator.

15.9.3 Block Diagram Time Code

EPLD

10 Mhz
PPS

digital
sinewave
generator

modulator

D/A converter

timecode

driver
50
unbalanced

driver
TTL

Time Code AM

Time Code DCLS

microcontroller

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15.9.4 IRIG Standard Format

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15.9.6 Assignment of CF Segment in IEEE1344 Code

Bit No.

Designation

Description

49

Position Identier P5

50

Year BCD encoded 1

51

Year BCD encoded 2

52

Year BCD encoded 4

53

Year BCD encoded 8

54

empty, always zero

55

Year BCD encoded 10

56

Year BCD encoded 20

57

Year BCD encoded 40

58

Year BCD encoded 80

59

Position Identier P6

60

LSP - Leap Second Pending

set up to 59s before LS insertion

61

LS - Leap Second

0 = add leap second, 1 = delete leap second 1.)

62

DSP - Daylight Saving Pending

set up to 59s before daylight saving changeover

63

DST - Daylight Saving Time

set during daylight saving time

64

Timezone Oset Sign

sign of TZ oset 0 = '+', 1 = '-'

65

TZ Oset binary encoded 1

66

TZ Oset binary encoded 2

Oset from IRIG time to UTC time.

67

TZ Oset binary encoded 4

Encoded IRIG time plus TZ Oset equals UTC at all times!

low nibble of BCD encoded year

high nibble of BCD encoded year

68

TZ Oset binary encoded 8

69

Position Identier P7

70

TZ Oset 0.5 hour

71

TFOM Time gure of merit

72

TFOM Time gure of merit

time gure of merit represents approximated clock error. 2.)

73

TFOM Time gure of merit

0x00 = clock locked, 0x0F = clock failed

74

TFOM Time gure of merit

75

PARITY

set if additional half hour oset

parity on all preceding bits incl. IRIG-B time

1.) current rmware does not support leap deletion of leap seconds
2.) TFOM is cleared, when clock is synchronized rst after power up. see chapter Selection of generated timecode

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15.9.7 Generated Time Codes

The internal time code generator may be congured to produce various pulse width modulated IRIG-B or AFNOR
signals. Codes can be output via the front panel bre optic ports FO1. . . FO3.

a) B002:

100 pps, DCLS signal, no carrier

BCD time-of-year

b) B003:

100 pps, DCLS signal, no carrier

BCD time-of-year, SBS time-of-day

c) B006:

100 pps, DCLS Signal, no carrier

BCD time-of-year, Year

d) B007:

100 pps, DCLS Signal, no carrier

BCD time-of-year, Year, SBS time-of-day

e) AFNOR :

Code according to NFS-87500, 100 pps, wave signal,

1kHz carrier frequency, BCD time-of-year, complete date,
SBS time-of-day, Signal level according to NFS-87500

f) IEEE1344:

Code according to IEEE1344-1995, 100 pps, AM sine wave signal,

1kHz carrier frequency, BCD time-of-year, SBS time-of-day,
IEEE1344 extensions for date, timezone, daylight saving and
leap second in control functions (CF) segment.
(also see table 'Assignment of CF segment in IEEE1344 mode')

g) C37.118:

C37.118(DC) Code acc. C37.118, 100 pps, no carrier, BCD time-of-year,

SBS time-of-day,C37.118 extensions for date, timezone, daylight
saving and leap second in control functions (CF) segment
( also see table `Assignment of CF segment in IEEE1344 mode' but
sign bit of local oset is inverted )

15.9.8 Selection of Generated Time Code

The time code to be generated can be selected by Menu Setup IRIG-settings or the GPS Monitorprogram
GPSMON32 (except Lantime models). DC-Level Shift Codes (PWM-signal) B00x and modulated sine wave
carrier B12x are always generated simultaneously. Both signals are provided at the VG64-Connector, i.e. if code
B132 is selected also code B002 is available. This applies for the codes AFNOR NFS 87-500 and IEEE1344 as well.
The TFOM eld in IEEE1344 code is set dependent on the 'already sync'ed' character ('#') which is sent
in the serial time telegram. This character is set, whenever the preconnected clock was not able to synchronize
after power up reset. The 'time gure of merit' (TFOM) eld is set as follows.
Clock synchronized once after power up:
Clock not synchronized after power up:

TFOM = 0000
TFOM = 1111

For testing purposes the output of TFOM in IEEE1344 mode can be disabled. The segment is set to all zeros
then.

15.9.9 Outputs
The module M300/GPS provides modulated (AM) and unmodulated (DCLS) outputs. The format of the timecodes is illustrated in the diagramms "IRIG-" and "AFNOR standard-format".

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AM - Sine Wave Output

The amplitude-modulated carrier is available at the VG-connector pin 14a. The carrier frequency depends on
the code and has a value of 1 kHz (IRIG-B). The signal amplitude is 3 Vpp (MARK) and 1 Vpp (SPACE) into
50 Ohm. The encoding is made by the number of MARK-amplitudes during ten carrier waves. The following
agreements are valid:
a)
b)
c)

binary "0":
binary "1":
position-identier:

2 MARK-amplitudes, 8 SPACE-amplitudes
5 MARK-amplitudes, 5 SPACE-amplitudes
8 MARK-amplitudes, 2 SPACE-amplitudes

DCLS Output
The pulse width DCLS signals shown in the diagramms "IRIG" and "AFNOR standard format" are coexistent to
the modulated output and is available at the VG connector pin 13a with TTL level.

15.9.10 Technical Data

OUTPUTS:

Unbalanced AM-sine wave-signal:

3 VPP (MARK) / 1 VPP (SPACE) into 50 Ohm
DCLS signal: TTL

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15.10 Time Strings

The Time Strings are depent on the Software

15.10.1 Format of the Meinberg Standard Time String

The Meinberg Standard Time String is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting with the STX (start-of-text)
character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format is:
<STX>D:dd.mm.yy;T:w;U:hh.mm.ss;uvxy <ETX>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<STX>
dd.mm.yy

Start-Of-Text, ASCII Code 02h

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second
the current date:
dd
day of month
(01..31)
mm
month
(01..12)
yy
year of
the century (00..99)
the day of
the week

(1..7, 1 = Monday)

hh.mm.ss

uv

the current time:

hh
hours
(00..23)
mm
minutes
(00..59)
ss
seconds
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
clock status characters (depending on clock type):
u:

`#'
``

v:

`*'
``

GPS: clock is running free (without exact synchr.)

PZF: time frame not synchronized
DCF77: clock has not synchronized after reset
(space, 20h)
GPS: clock is synchronous (base accuracy is reached)
PZF: time frame is synchronized
DCF77: clock has synchronized after reset
GPS: receiver has not checked its position
PZF/DCF77: clock currently runs on XTAL
(space, 20h)
GPS: receiver has determined its position
PZF/DCF77: clock is syncronized with transmitter

time zone indicator:

`U'
``

anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour before discontinuity comes in eect:
` !'
announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
`A'
announcement of leap second insertion
``
(space, 20h) nothing announced

<ETX>

108

UTC
MEZ
`S'

Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT

European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
MESZ European Summertime, daylight saving enabled

End-Of-Text, ASCII Code 03h

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15.10.2 Format of the Meinberg GPS Time String

The Meinberg Standard Time String is a sequence of 36 ASCII characters starting with the STX (start-of-text)
character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. Contrary to the Meinberg Standard Telegram the
Meinberg GPS Timestring carries no local timezone or UTC but the direct GPS time without conversion into
UTC. The format is:
<STX>D:tt.mm.jj;T:w;U:hh.mm.ss;uvGy;lll <ETX>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters are
part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<STX>

Start-Of-Text (ASCII code 02h)

tt.mm.jj

the current date:

tt
day of month (01..31)
mm month
(01..12)
jj
year of
the century
(00..99)

the day of the week

(1..7, 1 = monday)

hh.mm.ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm minutes
ss
seconds

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)

uv

clock status characters:

u:
'#'
clock is running free (without exact synchr.)
''
(space, 20h)
clock is synchronous (base accuracy is reached)

v:

`*'
``

receiver has not checked its position

(space, 20h)
receiver has determined its position

time zone indicator 'GPS-Time'

anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour

before discontinuity comes in eect:
`A'
announcement of leap second insertion
``
(space, 20h) nothing announced

lll

number of leap seconds between UTC and GPS-Time

(UTC = GPS-Time + number of leap seconds)

<ETX>

End-Of-Text, (ASCII Code 03h)

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15.10.3 Format of the Meinberg Capture String

The Meinberg Capture String is a sequence of 31 ASCII characters terminated by a CR/LF (Carriage Return/Line
Feed) combination. The format is:
CHx_tt.mm.jj_hh:mm:ss.f <CR><LF>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters
are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
x
_

0 or 1 corresponding on the number of the capture input

ASCII space 20h

dd.mm.yy the capture date:

dd
day of month
mm
month
yy
year of the century

(01..31)
(01..12)
(00..99)

hh:mm:ss.f the capture time:

hh
hours
(00..23)
mm
minutes
(00..59)
ss
seconds
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
f
fractions of second, 7 digits
<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF>

Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

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15.10.4 Format of the SAT Time String

The SAT Time String is a sequence of 29 ASCII characters starting with the STX (start-of-text) character and
ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format is:
<STX>dd.mm.yy/w/hh:mm:ssxxxxuv <ETX>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters
are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<STX>

Start-Of-Text, ASCII Code 02h

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

dd.mm.yy

the current date:

dd
day of month
mm
month
yy
year of the century
w
the day of the week

(01..31)
(01..12)
(00..99)
(1..7, 1 = Monday)

hh:mm:ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)

xxxx

time zone indicator:

`UTC`
Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT
`MEZ`
European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
`MESZ'
European Summertime, daylight saving enabled

clock status characters:

`#'
clock has not synchronized after reset
``
(space, 20h) clock has synchronized after reset

anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour

before discontinuity comes in eect:
` !'
announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
``
(space, 20h) nothing announced

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF>

Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

<ETX>

End-Of-Text, ASCII Code 03h

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15.10.5 Format of the Uni Erlangen String (NTP)

The time string Uni Erlangen (NTP) of a GPS clock is a sequence of 66 ASCII characters starting with the STX
(start-of-text) character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format is:
<STX>tt.mm.jj; w; hh:mm:ss; voo:oo; acdfg i;bbb.bbbbn lll.lllle hhhhm<ETX>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters are part
of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<STX>

Start-Of-Text, ASCII Code 02h

sending with one bit occuracy at change of second

dd.mm.yy

the current date:

dd
day of month
mm
month
yy
year of
the century
w
the day of
the week

(01..31)
(01..12)
(00..99)
(1..7, 1 = Monday)

hh.mm.ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds

sign of the oset of local timezone related to UTC

oo:oo

oset of local timezone related to UTC in hours and minutes

ac

clock status characters:

a:
`#'
clock has not synchronized after reset
``
(space, 20h) clock has synchronized after reset
c:
``

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)

`*'
GPS receiver has not checked its position
(space, 20h) GPS receiver has determined its position

time zone indicator:

`S'
MESZ
``
MEZ

anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour

before discontinuity comes in eect:
` !'
announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
``
(space, 20h) nothing announced

anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour

before discontinuity comes in eect:
`A'
announcement of leap second insertion
``
(space, 20h) nothing announced

leap second insertion

`L'
leap second is actually inserted
(active only in 60th sec.)
``
(space, 20h) no leap second is inserted

bbb.bbbb

latitude of receiver position in degrees

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)

latitude, the following characters are possible:

`N'
north of equator

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south d. equator

lll.llll

longitude of receiver position in degrees

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)

longitude, the following characters are possible:

`E'
east of Greenwich
`W'
west of Greenwich

hhhh

altitude above WGS84 ellipsoid in meters

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)

<ETX>

End-Of-Text, ASCII Code 03h

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15.10.6 Format of the NMEA 0183 String (RMC)

The NMEA String is a sequence of 65 ASCII characters starting with the `$GPRMC' character and ending with
the characters CR (carriage return) and LF (line-feed). The format is:
$GPRMC,hhmmss.ss,A,bbbb.bb,n,lllll.ll,e,0.0,0.0,ddmmyy,0.0,a*hh<CR><LF>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers or letters where as the
other characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
$

Start character, ASCII Code 24h

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

hhmmss.ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds
ss
fractions
of seconds

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
(1/10 ; 1/100)

Status

(A = time data valid)

(V = time data not valid)

bbbb.bb

latitude of receiver position in degrees

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)

latitude, the following characters are possible:

`N'
north of equator
`S'
south d. equator

lllll.ll

longitude of receiver position in degrees

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)

longitude, the following characters are possible:

`E'
east of Greenwich
`W'
west of Greenwich

ddmmyy

the current date:

dd
day of month
mm
month
yy
year of
the century

(01..31)
(01..12)
(00..99)

magnetic variation

hh

checksum (EXOR over all characters except `$' and `*')

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF>

Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

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15.10.7 Format of the NMEA 0183 String (GGA)

The NMEA (GGA) String is a sequence of characters starting with the `$GPRMC' character and ending with the
characters CR (carriage return) and LF (line-feed). The format is:
$GPGGA,hhmmss.ss,bbbb.bbbbb,n,lllll.ll,e,A,vv,hhh.h,aaa.a,M,ggg.g,M0*cs <CR><LF>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers or letters where as the
other characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
$

Start character, ASCII Code 24h

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

hhmmss.ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds
ss
fractions
of seconds

Status

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
(1/10 ; 1/100)

(A = time data valid)

(V = time data not valid)

bbbb.bbbbb latitude of receiver position in degrees

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)
n

latitude, the following characters are possible:

`N'
north of equator
`S'
south d. equator

lllll.lllll

longitude of receiver position in degrees

leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)

longitude, the following characters are possible:

`E'
east of Greenwich
`W'
west of Greenwich

Position x (1 = yes, 0 = no)

vv

Satellites used (0..12)

hhh.h

HDOP (Horizontal Dilution of Precision)

aaa.h

Mean Sea Level altitude (MSL = altitude of WGS84 - Geoid Separation)

Units, meters (xed value)

ggg.g

Geoid Separation (altitude of WGS84 - MSL)

Units, meters (xed value)

cs

checksum (EXOR over all characters except `$' and `*')

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF>

Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

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15.10.8 Format of the NMEA 0183 String (ZDA)

The NMEA String is a sequence of 38 ASCII characters starting with the
the characters CR (carriage return) and LF (line-feed). The format is:

`$GPZDA'

character and ending with

$GPZDA,hhmmss.ss,dd,mm,yyyy,HH,II*cs <CR><LF>

ZDA - Time and Date: UTC, day, month, year and local timezone.
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers or letters where as the
other characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
$

Start character, ASCII Code 24h

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

hhmmss.ss

the current UTC time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds

HH,II

the local timezone (oset to UTC):

HH
hours
(00..+-13)
II
minutes
(00..59)

dd,mm,yy

the current date:

dd
day of month
mm
month
yyyy
year

cs

checksum (EXOR over all characters except `$' and `*')

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF>

Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

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(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59 or 60 while leap second)

(01..31)
(01..12)
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15.10.9 Format of the ABB SPA Time String

The ABB SPA Time String is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting with the characters
ending with the <CR> (Carriage Return) character. The format is:

">900WD"

and

>900WD:yy-mm-tt_hh.mm;ss.f:cc <CR>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
yy-mm-tt

the current date:

yy
year of the century
mm
month
dd
day of month
_

(00..99)
(01..12)
(01..31)

Space (ASCII code 20h)

hh.mm;ss.f the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds
f
milliseconds

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
(000..999)

cc

Check sum. EXCLUSIVE-OR result of the previous characters,

displayed as a HEX byte (2 ASCII characters 0..9 or A..F)

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

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15.10.10 Format of the Computime Time String

The Computime time string is a sequence of 24 ASCII characters starting with the T character and ending with
the LF (line feed, ASCII Code 0Ah) character. The format is:
T:yy:mm:dd:ww:hh:mm:ss <CR><LF>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
T

Start character
sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

yy:mm:dd

the current date:

yy
year of the century
mm
month
dd
day of month
ww
the day of the week

(00..99)
(01..12)
(01..31)
(01..07, 01 = monday)

hh:mm:ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF>

Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

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15.10.11 Format of the RACAL standard Time String

The RACAL standard Time String is a sequence of 16 ASCII characters terminated by a X (58h) character and
ending with the CR (Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh) character. The format is:
<X><G><U>yymmddhhmmss <CR>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<X>

Control character
sending with one bit
accuracy at change of second

code 58h

<G>

Control character

code 47h

<U>

Control character

code 55h

yymmdd

the current
yy
mm
dd

date:
year of the century
month
day of month

(00..99)
(01..12)
(01..31)

hh:mm:ss

the current
hh
mm
ss

time:
hours
minutes
seconds

(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)

<CR>

Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh

Interface
parameters:

7 Databits, 1 Stopbit, odd. Parity, 9600 Bd

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15.10.12 Format of the SYSPLEX-1 Time String

The SYSPLEX1 time string is a sequence of 16 ASCII characters starting with the SOH (Start of Header) ASCII
controll character and ending with the LF (line feed, ASCII Code 0Ah) character. The format is:
<SOH>ddd:hh:mm:ssq <CR><LF>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<SOH>

Start of Header (ASCII control character)

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

ddd

day of year

hh:mm:ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds
q
Quality
indicator

(001..366)
(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
(space) Time Sync (GPS lock)
(?) no Time Sync (GPS fail)

<CR>

Carriage-return (ASCII code 0Dh)

<LF>

Line-Feed (ASCII code 0Ah)

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15.10.13 Format of the ION Time String

The ION time string is a sequence of 16 ASCII characters starting with the SOH (Start of Header) ASCII controll
character and ending with the LF (line feed, ASCII Code 0Ah) character. The format is:
<SOH>ddd:hh:mm:ssq <CR><LF>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as dened below:
<SOH>

Start of Header (ASCII control character)

sending with one bit accuracy at change of second

ddd

day of year

hh:mm:ss

the current time:

hh
hours
mm
minutes
ss
seconds
q
Quality
indicator

(001..366)
(00..23)
(00..59)
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
(space) Time Sync (GPS lock)
(?) no Time Sync (GPS fail)

<CR>

Carriage-return (ASCII code 0Dh)

<LF>

Line-Feed (ASCII code 0Ah)

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15.11 Manual VP100/NET Display configuration

send2display Version 0.1

usage: send2display -h hostname -s serialnumber [options]

Valid options are:
-h,
-s,
-c,
-b,
-a,
-m,
-e,
-q,
-v,
-?,

host H
Uses H as the hostname of the display unit
serialnumber S Uses S as the serialnumber of the display (e.g. 03A00C7F)
clear M
Clear message M (0-31)
beep
Beeper sound while showing the message
clearall
Clear all messages of the display
message M
Create/change message M (0-31, default = 0)
executions E
Sets number of consecutive executions to E (1-9, default = 1)
quiet
Quiet mode (no program output to stdout/stderr)
verbose
Verbose mode (output of debugging info on stdout)
help
Show help message

Dening messages

a)

Static or ashing text:

You can dene a maximum of 9 lines for a message.
Start with -(x) "text", where (x) represents the line number.
-1,
line1 "text"
Set text for line 1
-2,
line2 "text"
Set text for line 2
...
You can set the duration and mode for each line separately. Speciy the following
options directly after the text-denition of a line:
-f,
-d,

b)

noash
duration X

Change line mode to static (default is ashing)

Set the duration of the line to x seconds (default is 3 seconds)

Scrolling text:
You can dene a maximum of 241 characters per scrolling message. If you want the message
to "softly" end, simply add some spaces to the end of your text (attention: text and
spaces must be no more than 241 chars in length).
-t,

scrolltext "text"

Set scrolltext

If you want the message (any type) to appear periodically, you can set the time interval with:
-D,
-H,
-M,

periodday D
periodhour H
periodminute M

Display message every D days

Display message every H hours
Display message every M minutes

(You can combine these options. Default is: message is displayed only once)
Possible error codes: 1=parameter error, 2=no ACK from display, 3=network error

Examples:

send2display -h 172.16.3.251 -s 0a03007f -m1 -e2 -1"Hello World" -d5 -2"what a nice day" -d3
(shows two lines of text (2 times), 1st line is shown for 5 seconds and 2nd line for 3 seconds)
send2display -h 172.16.3.251 -s 0a03007f -m1 -e1 -1"Oops" -H2 -M30
(shows one line of text every 2 hours and 30 minutes, a sound (beep)
can be heared while the message is displayed)
send2display -h 172.16.3.251 -s 0a03007f -c1

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(deletes the message 1, so no more beeps every 2:30 hrs ...)

send2display -h 172.16.3.251 -s 0a03007f -t"Hello world..." -e3
(shows a scrolling message with soft end, repeating it 3 times

15.12 Global Configuration File

This le contains all global parameters of the LANTIME. You can nd this le on the write protected ash disk
at /mnt/ash/global_conguration:
##
# Conguration File #
##
# Conguration File Section
Conguration File Version Number:
Conguration File Last Change:

4.17

# Network Parameter Section

Hostname
Domainname
Default IPv4 Gateway
Default IPv6 Gateway
Nameserver 1
Nameserver 2
Syslogserver 1
Syslogserver 2
Telnet Port active
FTP Port active
SSH active
HTTP active
HTTPS active
SNMP active
SAMBA active
IPv6 active

[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[IP]
[IP]
[IP]
[IP]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

# NTP Section
External NTP Server 1 IP
External NTP Server 1 KEY
External NTP Server 1 AUTOKEY
External NTP Server 2 IP
External NTP Server 2 KEY
External NTP Server 2 AUTOKEY
External NTP Server 3 IP [ASCII,50]
External NTP Server 3 KEY
External NTP Server 3 AUTOKEY
NTP Stratum Local Clock
NTP Trusted Key
NTP AUTOKEY feature active
NTP ATOM PPS active
NTP Broadcast TCPIP
NTP Broadcast KEY
NTP Broadcast AUTOKEY
NTP Trust Time

[ASCII,50]
[NUM]
[BOOL]
[ASCII,50]
[NUM]
[BOOL]
:
[NUM]
[BOOL]
[NUM,0..15]
[NUM]
[BOOL]
[BOOL]
[IP]
[NUM]
[BOOL]
[NUM]

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

# EMail Section
EMail To Address
EMail From Address
EMail Smarthost

[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]

:
:
:

LANTIME M300/GPS

LanGpsV4
py.meinberg.de

1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1

12
0
1
0
0
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# SNMP Section
SNMP Trap Receiver Address 1
SNMP Trap Receiver Community 1
SNMP Trap Receiver Address 2
SNMP Trap Receiver Community 2
SNMP V3 User Name
SNMP Read Community String
SNMP Write Community String
SNMP Contact String
SNMP Location String

[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

# Windows Messages Section

WMail Address 1
WMail Address 2

[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]

:
:

# VP100 Display Section

VP100 Display Address 1
VP100 Display Sernum 1
VP100 Display Address 2
VP100 Display Sernum 2

[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]
[ASCII,50]

:
:
:
:

# Notication Section
Notication on NTP_not_sync
Notication on NTP_stopped
Notication on Server_boot
Notication on Refclock_not_respon.
Notication on Refclock_not_sync
Notication on Antenna_faulty
Notication on Antenna_reconnect
Notication on Cong_changed
Notication on Leap second announ.

[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]
[CASE]

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

# Ethernet Parameter Section

ETH0 IPv4 TCPIP address
ETH0 IPv4 NETMASK
ETH0 DHCP CLIENT
ETH0 IPv6 TCPIP address 1
ETH0 IPv6 TCPIP address 2
ETH0 IPv6 TCPIP address 3
ETH0 IPv6 Autoconf
ETH0 Net Link Mode
ETH0 Bonding Group

[IP]
[IP]
[BOOL]
[IP]
[IP]
[IP]
[BOOL]
[NUM,0:4]
[NUM,0:4]

:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:

root
public
Meinberg
Germany

0
0
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15.13 Global Option File

This le contains all global options for special hardware conguration of the LANTIME. Do not modify this le.
You can nd this le on the write protected ash disk at /mnt/ash/global_options:

#GLOBAL OPTIONS
NUMBER ETHERNET INTERFACES
SYSTEM LAYOUT
SYSTEM ADV LAYOUT
SYSTEM LANGUAGE
SYSTEM PARAMETER
SYSTEM DESIGN

:
:
:
:
:
:

1
0
0
0
server
0

15.14 Third party software

The LANTIME network timeserver is running a number of software products created and/or maintained by open
source projects. A lot of people contributed to this and we explicitly want to thank everyone involved for her/his
great work.
The used open source software comes with its own license which we want to mention below. If one of the
licenses for a third party software product is violated, we will as soon as possible apply any changes needed in
order to conform with the corresponding license after we acknowledged about that violation.
If a license for one of the software products states that we have to provide you with a copy of the source
code or other material, we will gladly send it to you on data media via normal post or by e-mail upon request.
Alternatively we can provide you with a link to a download location in the internet, allowing you to download the
most actual version. Please note that we have to charge you for any incurred expenses if you choose to receive
the source code on data media.

15.14.1 Operating System GNU/Linux

The distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL), which
we included below.
More information about GNU/Linux can be found on the GNU website
www.gnu.org
and on the website of GNU/Linux
www.linux.org

15.14.2 Samba
The Samba software suite is a collection of programs, which implement the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol
for UNIX systems. By using Samba your Lantime is capable of sending Windows popup messages and serves
request for network time by clients using the NET TIME command.
The distribution of Samba is covered  like GNU/Linux  by the GNU General Public License, see below.
The website of the Samba project (or a mirror) can be reached at
www.samba.org

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15.14.3 Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTP)

The NTP project, lead by David L. Mills, can be reached in the internet at www.ntp.org. There you will nd
a wealthy collection of documentation and information covering all aspects of the application of NTP for time
synchronization purposes. The distribution and usage of the NTP software is allowed, as long as the following
notice is included in our documentation:
*************************************************************************
*
*
* Copyright (c) David L. Mills 1992-2004
*
*
*
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
*
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*
* written prior permission. The University of Delaware makes no
*
* representations about the suitability this software for any
*
* purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
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* warranty.
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*************************************************************************

15.14.4 mini httpd

For our web based conguration tool (HTTP and HTTPS) we use mini_httpd from ACME Labs. The distribution
and usage of this program is free provided as long as the following notice appears in the documentation:
c 2000 by Jef Poskanzer ([email protected]). All rights reserved.
Copyright
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modication, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1.

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright

notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2.

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright

notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Find out more regarding mini_httpd at the ACME Labs homepage:
www.acme.com

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15.14.5 GNU General Public License (GPL)

Version 2, June 1991 - Copyright (C) 1989, 1991
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not
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NO WARRANTY

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TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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15.15 USB Stick

Most LANTIME M-Series products come with a USB interface for connectiong a USB storage device, e.g. a USB
stick. This USB stick can be used for dierent tasks in combination with the LANTIME:
Transfer conguration parameters
between dierent LANTIMEs
Keypad locking for secure using
the keypad of the LCD
Transfer of log les
Install Software Updates
Upload and download secure certicates
(SSL, SSH) and passwords

When connecting the USB stick the LC Display will  after a few seconds  signal that the USB stick has been
detected and allows you to enter the USB menu with the OK button.

USB Memory Stick Main Menu

USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)

Backup
Config.
USB Stick
The desired menu function can be chosen
by usingto
and
keys and it will be activated with the OK button.

You can leave this menu with removing the USB storage or with the "ESC" button.
USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)
Write Diagn. File to USB Stick
USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)
15.15.1 Menu Backup Configuration
to USB Stick
Lock Front Panel

In this submenu you can copy the conguration le from your LANTIME to the USB storage device.Now you can
USB Stick
to confirm).
nd this conguration on your USB storage
deviceMenu
under(OK
/Lantime/Cong/
Memory
Stick Main Menu
UnlockUSB
Front
Panel

USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)

USB
Memory
Stick
Main
Menu
USB
Stick
Menu
(OK
to confirm)
Restore
Config.
and
REBOOT
Backup Config. to USB Stick
USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)

Backup
Config.
USB
Stick
15.15.2 Menu Write Diagnostic
File File
totoUSB
Stick
Write Diagn.
to USB
Stick

USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)
Write
Diagn.
File
to
USB
Stick
Lock Front Panel
USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)
Lock Front
Panel
Unlock
Front
Panel
This submenu is an easy way to get the contents of the LANTIMEs diagnostic les. After you push the OK

button, the system will copy a le archive to your USB device: /ltdiag.tgz

USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)
Unlock
Panel
RestoreFront
Config.
and REBOOT
USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)
Restore Config. and REBOOT

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15.15.3 Keypad locking

USBfunction
Memorybuttons
StickofMain
Menu
The USB stick can be used for locking the
the LANTIME
LC Display. Activating this feature
the user cannot use the buttons without connecting the USB stick to the LANTIME. The access authorisation has
been realized with a password le on the USB stick /Lantime/keypad_lock. This password le will be compared
Menu to
(OK
to confirm)
with /mnt/ash/cong/keypad_lockUSB
. So Stick
it is possible
manage
dierent LANTIME with one USB stick.
Backup Config. to USB Stick

The keypad locking will be activated with a submenu from the USB stick:

USB
Memory
Stick
Menu
USB
Stick
Menu
(OK Main
to confirm)
Write Diagn. File to USB Stick
USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)
Backup
Config.
to USB Stick
Lock
Front
Panel

USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)
Write Diagn.
File
to USB Stick
Unlock
Front
Panel
When activating this submenu the le /mnt/ash/cong/keypad_lock will be copied to the internal ash. When

de-activating the keypad locking this le will be removed from the internal ash.
USB
USB Stick
Stick Menu
Menu (OK
(OK to
to confirm)
confirm)
Lock
Front
Panel and REBOOT
Restore
Config.
USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)
Unlock Front Panel
USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)
Restore Config. and REBOOT

NOTE:

Make sure, that you never loose the "Keypad_Lock" le or the USB storage device! If you have problems, please
contact Meinberg Radio clocks: Mail an [email protected] .

15.15.4 Menu Restore Configuration

This command is for restoring the LANTIME conguration. The Timeserver restarts after this procedure.

OK

USB Stick Menu (OK to confirm)

Restore Config. and REBOOT

...

rebooting System...

Please remove the USB storage device when the display shows "rebooting system..."

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15.16 Reference
[Mills88]

Mills, D. L., "Network Time Protocol (Version 1) - specication and implementation",

DARPA Networking Group Report RFC-1059, University of Delaware, July 1988

[Mills89]

Mills, D. L., "Network Time Protocol (Version 2) - specication and implementation",

DARPA Networking Group Report RFC-1119, University of Delaware, September 1989

[Mills90]

Mills, D. L., "Network Time Protocol (Version 3) - specication, implementation and analysis",
Electrical Engineering Department Report 90-6-1, University of Delaware, June 1989
Kardel, Frank, "Gesetzliche Zeit in Rechnernetzen", Funkuhren, Zeitsignale und Normalfrequenzen,
Hrsg. W. Hilberg, Verlag Sprache und Technik, Gro-Bieberau 1993
Kardel, Frank, "Verteilte Zeiten", ix Multiuser-Multitasking-Magazin, Heft 2/93,
Verlag Heinz Heise, Hannover 1993

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Konformittserklrung
Declaration of Conformity

Hersteller
Manufacturer

Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG

Lange Wand 9
D-31812 Bad Pyrmont

erklrt in alleiniger Verantwortung, da das Produkt

declares under its sole responsibility, that the product

Produktbezeichnung

NTP Timeserver

Product Name

Modell / Typ

Lantime M300/GPS

Model Designation

auf das sich diese Erklrung bezieht, mit den folgenden Normen bereinstimmt
to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards

EN55022:2010, Class B

Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference

characteristics of information technology equipment

EN55024:2010

Limits and methods of measurement of Immunity

characteristics of information technology equipment

EN 60950-1:2006

Safety of information technology equipment

(+A11:2009)

2011/65/EU

RoHS-directive

gem den Richtlinien 2004/108/EG (Elektromagnetische Vertrglichkeit), 2006/95/EG

(Niederspannungsrichtlinie) und 93/68/EWG (CE Kennzeichnung) sowie deren Ergnzungen.
following the provisions of the directives 2004/108/EC (electromagnetic compatibility), 2006/95/EC (low voltage directive) and
93/68/EEC (CE marking) and its amendments.

Bad Pyrmont, den 17.10.2012