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title: NTP Settings
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/virtualgs/ntp-settings
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T09:30:13.456Z
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Ivanti recommends configuring your virtual appliances to use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize their clocks. To do this, visit the **System > Time** page of the Admin UI and set your NTP servers accordingly. By default, the virtual appliance attempts to use the public NTP servers referenced by "pool.ntp.org".

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If, for any reason, the time on your virtual appliance differs from the correct time by more than a few minutes, the NTP daemon is not able to adjust the time automatically. To correct the time difference in this case, click **Sync Time Now** on the **System > Time** page.
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Traffic Manager virtual appliances also run a local NTP server that listens for NTP (time) requests on all interfaces. You can optionally use the Traffic Manager as a local time source for other servers on your network.

Unexpected time jumps by more than one second trigger a warning message in the Event Log and an SNMP Trap (where configured). Synchronize the time of your virtual appliance if such messages appear.