2.1 Configuring a PTP Clock Instance using Web GUI

To configure a PTP clock instance, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Configuration > PTP.
  2. Click Add New PTP Clock.
  3. Configure the following properties:
    1. HW Domain = 0
    2. Device Type = Ord-Bound
    3. Profile = IEEE 802.1AS
    Figure 2-1. Create PTP Clock Instance
    A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated
  4. Click Save.
  5. in the PTP External Clock Mode page (see the following figure), click the Clock Instance link. The PTP Clock’s Port Configuration and Status page opens.
  6. Configure the following properties:
    1. Under the Port Enable and Configuration area, select the suitable ports.
    2. Under the Clock Default Dataset area, set the following:
      1. From the 2 Step Flag drop-down list, select True.
      2. In the Pri1 text box, type a suitable number to define whether it is PTP slave or PTP master (the lower the number, the closer it is to being the PTP master).
      Figure 2-2. Configure IEEE 802.1AS-2020 Precision Time Protocol Instance
    3. Under Port Enable and Configuration area, click Ports Configuration. The PTP clock’s Port Data Set Configuration page opens.
      Figure 2-3. PTP Clock’s Port Data Set Configuration

Do not change any parameters.

A clock configured for PTP Slave mode shows the status as Phased_Locked.
Figure 2-4. Configure PTP Clock's Configuration: Slave
A clock configured for PTP Master mode shows the status as FREERUN.
Figure 2-5. Configure PTP Clock's Configuration: Master