Date and Time

The device's internal clock (date and time) can be set using one of the following methods:

Manually (see Configuring Date and Time Manually)
Automatically synchronized using a third-party, remote Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server (see Synchronizing Date and Time through SNTP)
Automatically synchronized using the SIP Date header (see Synchronizing Date and Time through SIP)
Automatically synchronized using the host's virtual PTP (Precision Time Protocol) device (see Synchronizing Date and Time through PTP)

For automatic synchronization, NTP takes highest preference, and then SIP Date header, and then PTP. For example, if you enable NTP, the device ignores the SIP Date header and PTP settings. If you do enable multiple synchronization methods, the device sends the SNMP alarm acClockConfigurationAlarm to notify you of this configuration scenario.