{"id":1359,"date":"2013-08-22T04:06:28","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T04:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2018-09-06T23:15:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T23:15:59","slug":"how-to-setup-a-windows-2008-r2-sntpntp-server-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=1359","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup a Windows 2008 R2 SNTP\/NTP Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

Setting up an SNTP\/NTP server in Windows is not intuitive<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The good news is: When configured correctly, you can use the Windows Time (W32Time) service as an SNTP\/NTP server for both windows and non-windows SNTP\/NTP clients.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to do it:<\/p>\n

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  1. Click Start<\/strong>, click Run<\/strong>, type regedit, and then click OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Locate and then click the following registry entry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\W32Time\\Config\\<\/li>\n
  3. In the right pane, right-click AnnounceFlags<\/strong>, and then click Modify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. In the Edit DWORD Value<\/strong> dialog box, under Value data<\/strong>, type 5, and then click OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Enable NTPServer.\n
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    1. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:\n

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\
      \nServices\\W32Time\\TimeProviders\\NtpServer\\<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. In the right pane, right-click Enabled<\/strong>, and then click Modify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    3. In the Edit DWORD Value<\/strong> dialog box, type 1 under Value data<\/strong>, and then click OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    4. Exit Registry Editor.<\/li>\n
    5. At the command prompt, type the following command to restart the Windows Time service, and then press ENTER:net stop w32time && net start w32time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This should get you setup with minimal registry hack impact.<\/p>\n

      Tips<\/h3>\n