Configure SNTP time sync for Windows Servers

Start by finding the closest pool of servers by going to:
http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/

Look for a local group, e.g. Australia

server 0.au.pool.ntp.org
server 1.au.pool.ntp.org
server 2.au.pool.ntp.org
server 3.au.pool.ntp.org

The bold entries are your pool entries to be used later.


On the server start a command shell and type the following :

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"<pool entries>" /update
- (This will configure the time service)

w32tm /resync
- (This will force the update to run straight away)

Your server is now configured to update from the list of NTP servers in the pool.