How to Set the Time With Cisco Call Manager

Cisco Call Manager is a software application that offers call management. It can oversee all parts of a VoIP system such as phones, conference bridges and voicemail boxes. Several features it provides include bug fixes, support for XML and HTMP on Cisco IP phones, music on hold, shared line privacy and conferencing of several lines. It can also be used for time of day routing and malicious call identification. Setting the time with Cisco Call Manager requires a few steps to configure.

• 1

  Open the Cisco Call Manager application.

• 2

  Click the "Services" control panel.

• 3

  Disable the "NetworkTimeProtocol" service.

• 4

  Synchronize the time with a remote Time server by inputting this command within the command prompt:

  ntpdate x.x.x.x

  The IP address of the Time server should replace "x.x.x.x"

  Synchronize the time with a broadcast router by inputting this command within the command prompt:

  ntpdate x.x.x.x

  Replace "x.x.x.x" with the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router.

• 5

  Click on the "Services" control panel and restart the "NetworkTimeProtocol" service. You have now set the time with Cisco Call Manager.