Elproma NTS-4000 User manual

ELPROMA Electronics Network Time Service
USER MANUAL
GPS Network Time Server
NTS–4000 OCXO
ELPROMA
l st upd te
J nu ry 22, 2008
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Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS !................................................................................3
1. Introd ction....................................................................................................................................4
2.Hardware.........................................................................................................................................5
3.Mo nting GPS antenna...................................................................................................................7
4.Powering p NTS–4000................................................................................................................10
5.Basic device config ration............................................................................................................11
6.Error messages..............................................................................................................................12
7.NTP – Network Time Protocol.....................................................................................................13
8.NTP on Time Fail re Tolerance Network.....................................................................................16
9.NTS–4000 software Set p............................................................................................................17
10.Sec rity and NTP a thentication mode......................................................................................30
11.NTPq client diagnostic tility.....................................................................................................32
12.Installing NTP client software....................................................................................................34
12.1.Windows 95/98/Me (SNTP client)..........................................................................................35
12.2.Windows NT/2K/XP/2003/Vista (NTP Client).......................................................................36
12.3.UNIX family systems...............................................................................................................37
13.Technical specification:...............................................................................................................39
13.1.SYSTEM..................................................................................................................................39
13.2.HARDWARE...........................................................................................................................39
13.3.CASE........................................................................................................................................40
13.4.GPS...........................................................................................................................................40
13.5.POWER....................................................................................................................................40
13.6.ACCURACY...........................................................................................................................40
13.7.OTHER....................................................................................................................................41
•List of figures
Fig re 1: NTS-4000 Network Time Server........................................................................................4
Fig re 2: Front panel of NTS–4000....................................................................................................5
Fig re 3: Back panel of NTS-4000.....................................................................................................5
Fig re 4: GPS world wide time propagation......................................................................................7
Fig re 5: GPS antenna installation.....................................................................................................7
Fig re 6: NTS–4000 GPS antenna box..............................................................................................8
Fig re 7: NTS–4000 GPS antenna box – inferior view.....................................................................8
Fig re 8: NTS–4000 Front panel keyboard......................................................................................11
Fig re 9: Time Adj stments Using Stepping and Slewing...............................................................13
Fig re 10: Strata tree.........................................................................................................................14
Fig re 11: Example of NTP strat m config ration in local LAN peer............................................15
Fig re 12: Main men .......................................................................................................................18
Fig re 13: Entering IP address..........................................................................................................19
Fig re 14: Entering MASK address..................................................................................................19
Fig re 15: Entering DEFAULT GATEWAY address........................................................................20
Fig re 16: Entering IPv6 address......................................................................................................20
Fig re 17: Enabling/Disabling remote access to NTS–4000...........................................................21
Fig re 18: Enabling SYSLOG..........................................................................................................22
Fig re 19: Enabling SNMP MIBv2 service......................................................................................23
Fig re 20: Defining list of NTP back p servers (Strat m 1)............................................................24
Fig re 21: Setting RTC date..............................................................................................................25
Fig re 22: Setting RTC time.............................................................................................................26
Fig re 23: A thentication tilities.....................................................................................................27
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Fig re 24: Other f nctions................................................................................................................28
Fig re 25: Broadcast NTP mode.......................................................................................................30
Fig re 26: MD5 keyid for broadcast mode.......................................................................................31
Fig re 27: NTPq diagnostic for Windows NT/2000/XP..................................................................32
Fig re 28: SNTP client for Windows 95/98/Me...............................................................................35
Fig re 29: NTP client set p - first IP address for local clock...........................................................36
Fig re 30: File ntp.conf.....................................................................................................................36
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS !
This are the important Safety Instr ctions that sho ld be followed d ring installation
and maintenance of the Elproma NTS-4000 time servers prod ct.
IMPORTANT NOTE !
This equipment contains hazardous voltages. o not handle any metallic part until
the power has been disconnected. o not assemble, disassemble set when the power
is ON. Making wiring and touching cables is strongly prohibited when power is
ON. Please refer to your RACK’19 safety instruction to learn more about
connecting power to equipment. The NTS-protection system requires PE line to be
connected into RACK’19 din rails.
Elproma safety advices:
1. Do not work alone under hazardous conditions.
2. High short circuit current trough conductive materials
can cause severe burns.
3. Check that the power cord s), plug s), and sockets are in good conditions.
4. Use qualified service personnel to install permanently wired equipment.
5. Do not handle any metallic part before the power has been disconnected.
6. Take care your power lines and rack'19 frame are properly grounded.
Elproma Electronics Team
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1. Introduction
The NTS–4000 Network Time Server provides a high precision time directly to TCP/IP
networks sing NTP (Network Time Protocol RFC 1305) and SNTP (Simple Network Time
Protocol RFC 2030). It synchronizes time of any NTP or SNTP clients r nning on remote PC’s.
It s pports majority of c rrent pop lar operating systems incl ding: Windows, Mac OS/X, Lin x,
Free BSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX, IBM AS/400, SUN Solaris and many other UNIX family systems.
It can synchronize sim ltaneo sly over 10,000 servers, workstations , ro ters and other devices
s pporting NTP or SNTP clients.
NTS-4000 provides acc rate time via 2xLAN (10/100Mbps Ethernet) as well as via vario s of
I/O sync standards incl ding: IRIG-B*, 1PPS.
Figure 1: NTS-4000 Network Time Server
The acc rate UTC time is powered by n mero s time so rces incl ding: do ble (A/B)
red ndant GPS antenna system, external 1PPS inp t or external IRIG-B*. Unit incl des internal
high precision OCXO oscillator for time back p in case of GPS receiving problems or fail re.
Special DCF77* RF-AM* time pattern s pport is available for Central E rope and Germany.
NTS–4000 distrib tes UTC reference time to 2 isolated (not ro ted) s b-networks:
LAN1, LAN2. All time and satellite informations can be traced on front panel 2x20 characters
LCD display. More detailed statistic is available by remote NTP software tilities (”ntpq”,
”ntpdc”), set p tility or other software interfaces like: WWW, TELNET, SSH, SNMP.
NTS–4000 can operate in standard or special NTP a thentication mode protected by MD5
algorithms. Unit s pports broadcast, manycast, m lticast and client/server NTP modes.
Special fast sync startup mode of NTP has been implemented to red ce nsynchronized
time after powering p prod cts which has no battery powered p RTC clocks.
NTS–4000 is ready to work with any SYSLOG or SNMP (MIB2) server. It let friendly
warn on any nexpected sit ation that may happen in yo r time synchronized network.
NTS-4000 is designed to operate witho t ventilators and fans. Metal ho sing is an
important part of NTS–4000 nat ral cooling system designed in s ch way that nit can be located
in the neighbo rhood of any device working inside rack19 mo nt frame.
A tr e novelty is an option to create cascade NTS servers where one can sim late an
antenna for the other. This f nctionality enables time synchronization of sec red LANs with
official time from NTP servers available p blicly on line in Internet.
* - special feature option required to be purchased separately)
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2.Hardware
The NTS–4000 time server set incl des:
•NTP time server nit (Rack'19/1U) with b ilt in OCXO oscillator .....................pcs 1
•External GPS antenna box Channel A) ................................................................pcs 1
•GPS antenna box mo nting handler .....................................................................pcs 1
•Ethernet cable (2m) ...............................................................................................pcs 2
•Power cable (230V AC) ..........................................................................................pcs 1
•Set of RJ45 connectors /to be cramped on the end of antenna cable/ .....................pcs 4
•CD with Windows software and PDF man al.........................................................pcs 1
extra options to be ordered separately /not incl ded in set/:
•Antenna cable (UTP or STP Cat. 5)
•External 2nd GPS antenna box Channel B)
•E ropean RF-AM DCF77 receiver mod les (for both channels A & B)
•IRIG-B s pport firmware pgrade
•1PPS coaxial cable (50Ohm for external 1PPS synchronization)
•NTS-protect – lighting system
The 2x20 characters LCD display shows: GPS stat s, local or UTC time stamp
information, GPS antenna position and vario s of system parameters like: internal temperat re etc.
The device comes with 6-key keyboard for: q ick IP device config ration, firmware rev. info,
factory defa lt restoring etc. The RS232 and 2x USB are preserved for f t re f nctionality and
service p rposes. LAN2 connector contains 2 LEDs: green - indicates cable connection, yellow -
flashes while data is being transmitted. Each pl gging/ npl gging of Ethernet cable will be
indicated on LCD display by reviewing TCP/IP config ration for specific LAN interface.
On the back panel there is a power connection 110/230V AC (50Hz), LAN1, 2xGPS
antenna connectors (A/B) and vario s I/O time interfaces. Below table describes connectors and
related into it f nction:
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Figure 2: Front panel of NTS–4000
Figure 3: Back panel of NTS-4000

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Name Connector Standard P rpose Availability
Antenna (A) RJ-45 RS-485 Antenna connector (main antenna) +
Antenna (B) RJ-45 RS-485 Antenna connector (back p antenna) +
IRIG-B IN* BNC IRIG-B IRIG-B so rce signal (optionally) +
IRIG-OUT* BNC IRIG-B IRIG-B o tp t signal (optionally) +
10 MHz BNC 10MHz 10 MHz o tp t reference signal x
1 PPS IN BNC 1pps 1 PPS (p lse per second) so rce signal +
1 PPS OUT BNC 1pps 1 PPS (p lse per second) o tp t signal x
TIMER IN DSUB9 RS-232 2xPPS (p le per second) inp t signal x
TIMER OUT DSUB9 Vario s Extra feat re (not available yet) x
LAN1 RJ-45 TCP/IP Local Area Network interface (back panel) +
LAN2 RJ-45 TCP/IP Local Area Network interface (front panel) +
RS-232 DSUB9 RS-232 For technical and service p rpose +
USB KUSB USB For technical and service p rpose +
There are 2 LED (red, green) on the back panel of NTS-4000 to indicate GPS, OCXO 1PPS
synchronization. The following nit stat s is reported on LED's:
GREEN LED STATUS
OFF NTP daemon not started
ON NTP daemon started
BLINKS synchronized to OCXO
RED LED STATUS
OFF No GPS signal
ON synchronized to GPS (NMEA)
BLINKS synchronized to GPS (1PPS)
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* - special feature option required to be purchased separately)
x – absolute for this model
D al Antenna A/B system,
Each antenna Channel (A/B) can operate as INPUT or OUTPUT (GPS NMEA mode). Antenna inp t
mode can s pport sim ltaneo sly GPS + DCF77* receivers. Antenna OUTPUT mode s pports only
GPS (NMEA) em lation + 1PPS s pport. Elproma offers additional hardware for NTP time servers.
New generation time reference pattern can be sim ltaneo sly drown from GPS L1/L2, SBAS, EGNOS,
WAAS, GLONASS, and tomorrow from GELILEO too.

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3.Mounting GPS antenna
The GPS satellite time receiver has been designed to provide extremely precise time. High
precision available 24 ho rs a day aro nd the whole world. The Global Positioning System (GPS)
is a satellite-based radio-positioning, navigation, and time-transfer system. The so rce of time is
based on cesi m atomic clocks. Time is represented as UTC.
The GPS satellites are not stationary b t circle ro nd the globe in a period of approx. abo t
12 ho rs. They can only be received if there is no b ilding in the line of sight from the antenna to
the satellite, so the antenna nit m st be installed in a location from which as m ch of the sky as
possible can be seen.
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Figure 5: GPS antenna installation
Figure 4: GPS world wide time propagation

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The hardware of the GPS antenna contains in one box. In a box are placed GPS receiver,
freq ency converter and basic over-voltage protection. Box is water resistant (IP67) therefore it
sho ld stay over water level d ring rain.
The metal handler sho ld be mo nted on top of b ilding. Please select location of GPS
antenna on way it work will be not dist rbed by any other radio-transmitter or antennas. We
advice to keep min. distance of 5m from other electronic devices as GSM/UMTS transceivers,
radars, telecoms eq ipment, air conditions etc. Yo r GPS box antenna sho ld be mo nted solid to
avoid strong winds and other bad weather conditions. Water, salt and snow conditions are
acceptable nder condition the box remind over water level (IP67).
For s rge and over voltage protection please refer to NTS-protect*** man al /available
separately/. This mod le incl des special lightning protectors preventing NTS-4000 server from
direct and indirect effects of atmospheric discharges and related over voltage defects.
The constr ction of NTS-protect is based pon the r le of voltage compensation in accordance
with PN – IEC 61024-1 standard reg lations. It stim lates pholding safe levels of over voltage
that will not damage the ins lation in all protected electrical circ its of the NTS-4000 server.
*** NTS-protect is available as separate prod ct.
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Figure 7: NTS–4000 GPS
antenna box – interior view
Figure 6: NTS–4000 GPS
antenna box

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For connecting antenna (GPS or DPS + DCF77) box we recommend sage of UTP or STP
CAT5 cables (for external environment. se) with standard RJ-45 connector termination (both
sides) with standard T568B cond ctors assignment. Cable sho ld be leaded into antenna box
thro gh cable gland. Please se standard Ethernet cramping tooling (not incl ded to NTS-4000
set) to mo nt antenna cable connection.
GPS antenna conductors assignment
PIN
RJ45
GPS Signal UTP Cat 5 cable
1 PPS+ White/Orange
2 PPS- Orange
3 TR+ White/Green
4 DCF- Bl e
5 DCF+ White/Bl e
6 TR- Green
7 +VCC White/Brown
8 -0V Brown
GND GND Not sed
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4.Powering up NTS 4000
If both the antenna (GPS, DCF77 or GPS+DCF77) and the power s pply have been
connected the system is ready to operate. Yo can t rn on a power switch located on the back
panel of NTS-4000.
Typically, time d ration of NTS-4000 power- p is eno gh for the antenna (GPS) box
receiver to start to operate with the req ired acc racy. If the GPS receiver finds valid almanac and
ephemeris data in its battery b rred memory (and the receiver position has not changed
significantly since its last operation) the receiver can find o t which satellites are in its view at that
now. Fo r satellites needs to be fo nd to synchronize and generate o tp t p lses.
If the receiver position has changed by some kilometers since the last operation, the
satellites real elevation and Doppler might not match the val es expected by the receiver th s
forcing the receiver to start scanning for satellites. When the receiver has fo nd fo r satellites in
its view it can pdate its new position and switch to Normal Operation. If the almanac has been
lost beca se of battery disconnection the receiver has to scan for a satellite and read in the c rrent
almanacs. When antenna has clear view of the sky it takes p to 30 min tes ntil the new almanac
is completed and the system starts to operate. For this time NTS-4000 will operate from it's
internal q artz time clocks.
After starting p the system the network f nction is initiated and the program for
comm nication between GPS and NTP becomes active. The following screen appear on LCD
display while starting.
NTS–4000 LCD display
From the left side there are: date and time, error stat s, UTC time, n mber of satellites
reached per total amo nt of visible satellites.
It is possible to set p m ch shorter start p time of NTP (abo t 1 min te) by selecting a
special “Fast” option in “Misc” men of SETUP. This can be helpf l for environments with a high
risk of nexpected power down. Using this option res lts in less acc rate (approx 1s error of time
information provided by NTP service d ring first 3-4 min tes of operation).
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Important Note!
The NTP starts max. 5 minutes after powering ON it does not
matter what status of time sources actually are if they are
connected, GPS is synchronized etc.). During this approx. 5
minutes long start time NTP searches for best available
source and builds statistic information in order to be able to
detect corrupted sources false tickers in NTP notification).
After approx. 5 minutes period NTP selects best source as
currently used and other sources also correct but less
accurate) as backup sources.