Extend your master clock installation to synchronise your Windows computer network
Accurately synchronizing a Windows network can be performed with a variety of methods depending on the windows version and hardware available. Third-party software is always available, and in most cases the synchronization result is more reliable and easier to manage than built-in Windows utilities and services.
Here are a few scenarios:
- Computer clocks can be synchronised using another clock on the network. There have been different implementations of the “NET TIME” command in Windows services such as TimeServ and W32Time. These services can work with a master clock that has network time server features, typically an NTP time server such as Spectracom’s NetClock network time server.
For a detailed description of the configuration of a Windows server or client using an authoritative network time server, see Spectracom's integration guide: Synchronizing a Windows Network with an NTP Time Server
- Computer clocks can be synchronised using an RS-232 connection to a master clock using a time code. The Windows TimeServ time synchronisation service could accept a serial time code in Windows NT.
- Computer clocks can be synchronised through a third-party time synchronisation utility. See the description of the Rapco Computer System Time Synchronisation Software below. We also recommend PresenTense NTP software.
Rapco Computer System Time Synchronisation Software
- Designed for LAN time synchronisation applications
- Uses any rapco or other nmea compliant gps source
- Easily integrated into existing computer systems
- Can use dial up services as time source
- Good synchronisation to utc and client to client
This software package is a fully featured NTP Time Server with the capability to accept an NMEA compliant GPS Time Source as its reference such as the Rapco 1804 models. A simple serial connection between a spare port on the PC nominated to be the network time server and the RS232 output on the GPS unit completes the hardware installation. On receipt of a valid NMEA time message from the GPS unit, the software will update the PC’s internal clock to the UTC content of the message received. A user specified offset can be included to match the time in the local time zone. The software then monitors the LAN ready to respond to requests for time updates from network clients.
Extend your master clock installation to synchronise your Windows computer network
Accurately synchronizing a Windows network can be performed with a variety of methods depending on the windows version and hardware available. Third-party software is always available, and in most cases the synchronization result is more reliable and easier to manage than built-in Windows utilities and services.
Here are a few scenarios:
- Computer clocks can be synchronised using another clock on the network. There have been different implementations of the “NET TIME” command in Windows services such as TimeServ and W32Time. These services can work with a master clock that has network time server features, typically an NTP time server such as Spectracom’s NetClock network time server.
For a detailed description of the configuration of a Windows server or client using an authoritative network time server, see Spectracom's integration guide: Synchronizing a Windows Network with an NTP Time Server
- Computer clocks can be synchronised using an RS-232 connection to a master clock using a time code. The Windows TimeServ time synchronisation service could accept a serial time code in Windows NT.
- Computer clocks can be synchronised through a third-party time synchronisation utility. See the description of the Rapco Computer System Time Synchronisation Software below. We also recommend PresenTense NTP software.
Rapco Computer System Time Synchronisation Software
- Designed for LAN time synchronisation applications
- Uses any rapco or other nmea compliant gps source
- Easily integrated into existing computer systems
- Can use dial up services as time source
- Good synchronisation to utc and client to client
This software package is a fully featured NTP Time Server with the capability to accept an NMEA compliant GPS Time Source as its reference such as the Rapco 1804 models. A simple serial connection between a spare port on the PC nominated to be the network time server and the RS232 output on the GPS unit completes the hardware installation. On receipt of a valid NMEA time message from the GPS unit, the software will update the PC’s internal clock to the UTC content of the message received. A user specified offset can be included to match the time in the local time zone. The software then monitors the LAN ready to respond to requests for time updates from network clients.