It is also useful in locations where there is no Internet service, such as remote monitoring stations or mobile applications like mass transit operations. This is especially useful for secured networks that require time synchronization and don’t want to risk being exposed to the “outside world” Internet. The time server is really designed to do one thing for you - provide a satellite-based time and date input that allows you to synchronize all computers and other electronic components to the Atomic Clock. Veracity also provides a mounting kit for the antenna, which includes an alcohol prep pad to clean the mounting surface and a double-sided foam mounting strip. The antenna is quite small (1-inch square) and resembles an aftermarket satellite radio antenna. The unit is also supplied with a separate antenna that has an approximately 20-foot-long cable attached. There are also two small aluminum clips that attach to each side and allow the unit to be surface mounted with screws. There are three connections to the device: a standard RJ-45 jack that allows the unit to connect to the local network (and get power via a PoE connection), a two-pin auxiliary power connector (if PoE is not used), and a gold-plated SMA coaxial connector. The housing is constructed from aluminum and has a solid feel to the casing.
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The TIMENET Pro Master NTP time server is actually a very small device, just slightly smaller than a deck of playing cards. The manufacturer has become the OEM provider for a major IP video surveillance manufacturer that is extremely picky in terms of product quality, which bodes well for Veracity wares’ reliability. Since that time it appears Veracity has improved the quality of its products.
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We were initially reluctant to review a Veracity product while we have worked with the company’s products in the past (most notably coaxial-to-Ethernet media converters at various customer sites), our history with these media converters was not good, having several go offline repeatedly. The TIMENET Pro Master NTP time server we tested allows an integrator or end user to synchronize the time and date on all computers in their network without having to expose their system to outside Internet sources. We decided to put it to the test and see just how easy (or hard) it is to set up a master time server for closed-loop networks.
We saw the Veracity TIMENET Pro Master NTP time server at ISC West and, on paper, it seemed to fit the bill for our application. A casino project led us to look at time servers - as you may know, casino surveillance systems need synchronized time for all servers but are often prohibited by regulators from communicating with the outside world via the Internet. Sometimes we run into fairly niche problem-solver products in the course of planning our reviews.
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