Deco NTP Server
Hi,
Can someone advise if the Deco running in Wi-Fi Router mode, can act as a NTP server to a device connected via Ethernet, which is using a Static IP?
I have a device that gets its Time from a router, and it is not configurable to point it to a Time Server / Set the Time Zone, and it is currently not able to get the correct time from the Deco.
Any advice/assistance is appreciated.
Regards,
Gary
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Hi, welcome to the community.
Can I have the model number of this Ethernet device?
Deco itself is getting a system time from external public NTP servers. Most devices are also getting time automatically from the internet, no need to specify the NTP servers.
So I think as long as this Ethernet device can access the internet, it can also sync system time automatically.
Wait for your reply and best regards.
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Thanks for the reply, it is an intouch.2 WiFi Spa controller by Gecko Alliance and I have been discussing this with their technical support and have been advised:
1. The device uses the Router Only.
2. A NTP Server / Timezone can't be set.
3. I have confirmed in the App, that there are no settings available to set the "Time Source" and "Timezone".
I asked the question to their technical support "Is it possible to set an NTP Server and Time Zone, in the application in a future release? " and the response was "No because the unit pulls the time from the router it is connected to". I find it very hard to believe that in 2025 you would hard code the NTP source, presumable to the device you are getting a DHCP address from.
So hence question around can the Deco acts an NTP Server, and the other question, I have is when I do a lookup of time in the Deco App. It seems to take a few seconds to get the time/timezone information, so is the time stored in the Deco Devices or is it getting the time information from the Internet when required?
I have to say that coming from other devices, the limited access to a full-blown interface in the Deco's is a little strange, don't get me wrong they work and are easy to setup, but not being able to see how it gets it time, is also a little frustrating.
Regards,
Gary
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Hi, Thanks for the feedback.
Deco can only work as a NTP client and can't act as a NTP server.
Deco is getting the system automatically from the embedded public NTP servers, such as time-a-nist.gov and time-b-nist.gov.
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