Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- QFX Series standalone switches
- Configuring the NTP Time Server and Time Services
broadcast
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
Description
Configure the local router or switch to operate in broadcast mode with the remote system at the specified address to send periodic broadcast messages to a client population. Normally, you include this statement only when the local router or switch is operating as a transmitter.
Options
address—Broadcast address on one of the local networks or a multicast address assigned to NTP. You must specify an address, not a hostname. If the multicast address is used, it must be 224.0.1.1.
key key-number—(Optional) All packets sent to the address include authentication fields that are encrypted using the specified key number (any unsigned 32-bit integer).
ttl value—(Optional) Time-to-live (TTL) value to use.
Range: 1 through 255
Default: 1
version value—(Optional) Specify the version number to be used in outgoing NTP packets.
Range: 1 through 4
Default: 4
Required Privilege Level
system—To view this statement in the configuration.
system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Related Documentation
- QFX Series standalone switches
- Configuring the NTP Time Server and Time Services
Published: 2014-07-23
Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- QFX Series standalone switches
- Configuring the NTP Time Server and Time Services
