Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide

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705831 11/28/2024 Public

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PTP Hardware Timestamp

This setting allows applications that use PTPv2 (Precision Time Protocol) to use hardware generated timestamps to synchronize clocks throughout your network. If this setting is enabled, it takes precedence over the Software Timestamp setting.

To change this setting in Intel® PROSet:

This setting is found on the Advanced tab of the device’s Device Manager property sheet or in the Adapter Settings panel in Intel® PROSet Adapter Configuration Utility (Intel® PROSet ACU).

To change this setting in Windows PowerShell*, use the Set-IntelNetAdapterSetting cmdlet. For example:

Set-IntelNetAdapterSetting -Name "<adapter_name>" -DisplayName "PTP Hardware
Timestamp" -DisplayValue "Enabled"

Possible values for this setting are:

  • Enabled

  • Disabled