ToD server on an intranet

[five.five-six]

I need halp. I am installing a mid sized PoE megapixle surveillance system. my problem is that the cameras are looking for a ToD server, which is not available on their network. it's just the cameras, a couple switches and my server 2003 box hosting the NVR

the 2003 box has 2 nics, one for the cameras, and one for the facilities LAN, each with their own subnet and structured cabling


I am sure this will be real simple for someone... just not for me

TIA

[five.five-six]

ETA, I can manually set up the time of day on each camera, but there are a lot of them, and they will drift over time...also if there is a power outage that exceeds the UPSs, I will have to set them all again

[steven_m64]

What model of camera is being used?

when the camera asks for ToD does it mean a ntp server or what cisco refers to at times as a ToD server (time protocol)

with ntp things would be more simple since server 2003 can be set to act as a ntp server out of the box.

if its time protocol its a bit more complex as its not supported out of the box on windows. if time protocol is used you can use this bit of freeware:

http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/timeserv.html

otherwise there are some routers based on linux that can be setup or hacked to host a time protocol server.

[five.five-six]

I am pointing it to the nic on the 2003 box, but apperently I need to set up SNTP/NTP service

[Wildeman_13]

Sounds like you got it. But yeah, they are asking for an NTP server which you should be able to setup. Worst case, if they are net attached (i'm going to guess that they are) you can try pointing them out the prime NTP servers that Windows goes to anyways.

Here's a bunch that can work http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi

[Coded-Dude]

so you just need to start the time server on the windows machine?

To configure the PDC master without using an external time source, change the announce flag on the PDC master. The PDC master is the server that holds the forest root PDC master role for the domain. This configuration forces the PDC master to announce itself as a reliable time source and uses the built-in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) clock. To configure the PDC master by using an internal hardware clock, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\W32Time\Config\AnnounceFlags

In the right pane, right-click AnnounceFlags, and then click Modify.

In Edit DWORD Value, type A in the Value data box, and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.

At the command prompt, type the following command to restart the Windows Time service, and then press ENTER:
net stop w32time && net start w32time

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042

[five.five-six]

so you just need to start the time server on the windows machine?



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042

yes, that's exactly what I was looking for


thanks!!!!!