How do you configure NTP on a MikroTik router to sync time with pool.ntp.org?

How do you configure NTP on a MikroTik router to sync time with pool.ntp.org?

• A. /system ntp client set enabled=yes servers=pool.ntp.org
• B. /system ntp client set enabled=yes servers=ntp.pool.org
• C. /system ntp client set enabled=no servers=pool.ntp.org
• D. /system ntp client set enabled=yes servers=ntp.org pool

Answer: (A)

The key idea is to turn on the NTP client and point it to a reliable time source. In MikroTik RouterOS, you enable the NTP client and specify the servers it should use. Using pool.ntp.org gives you a rotating set of time servers for redundancy, so the router can keep accurate time automatically. The correct command enables the NTP client and sets the servers to pool.ntp.org. The other options fail for clear reasons: one uses an incorrect domain (ntp.pool.org) that doesn’t resolve to the NTP pool; another disables the NTP client (enabled=no), so no syncing occurs; and the last provides invalid syntax for the servers value (a space-separated list or misplaced domain).

The key idea is to turn on the NTP client and point it to a reliable time source. In MikroTik RouterOS, you enable the NTP client and specify the servers it should use. Using pool.ntp.org gives you a rotating set of time servers for redundancy, so the router can keep accurate time automatically. The correct command enables the NTP client and sets the servers to pool.ntp.org.

The other options fail for clear reasons: one uses an incorrect domain (ntp.pool.org) that doesn’t resolve to the NTP pool; another disables the NTP client (enabled=no), so no syncing occurs; and the last provides invalid syntax for the servers value (a space-separated list or misplaced domain).