Status indicates the NTP synchronization state: ? is unsynchronized; * is synchronized; + indicates leap second insertion; - indicates leap second omission; X indicates that NTP Client is not loaded.
Stratum indicates how many computers away your Macintosh is from the master synchronizing clock.
Interval is the minimum time between successive polls of the server, Remain is the time remaining until the next poll, both in seconds.
Status of the last eight server polls: empty or red squares indicate a bad or no response; yellow indicates waiting for a response; filled or green squares indicate a good response.
Click to configure the Daylight Saving Time settings.
Click to select a network time server.
Click to select AppleTalk service and configure for AppleTalk servers.
Communication with time server is performed using AppleTalk.
Click to select MacTCP service and configure for IP servers.
Communication with time server is performed using MacTCP.
Click to load the NTP Client software at system start up.
The NTP Client software will be loaded at system start up. Click to disable.
Click to show the NTP Client icon at start up.
The NTP Client icon will be shown at system start up. Click to disable.
Click to accept NTP time server broadcast messages.
Click to ignore NTP time server broadcast messages.
Hops is a count of the number of AppleTalk routers between this machine and the selected server. If IP is used, the value -1 is always displayed.
Estimated roundtrip time to the primary clock, in seconds.
An estimated measure of the quality and variation in the timekeeping of the server, in seconds. Dispersion represents the maximum error of the local clock relative to the refernce clock. Smaller numbers are better.
Calculated offset, in seconds, of this machine’s clock to the selected server after the last poll.
Status of the last eight broadcast server messages: empty or red squares indicate a bad or missing message; filled or green squares indicate a good message.
Configuration lock indicator.
When unlocked, the configuration may be changed; otherwise it is fixed.
Click on the icon to lock or unlock the configuration; a password is required.
When the sunset icon is present, Daylight Saving Time is in effect; if absent, standard time is in effect.
MacTCP was not loaded at system startup; to allow TCP/IP operation, install the MacTCP software and restart.