Meinberg
SyncFire
SKU: SyncFire
High-Performance NTP Time Server
The Meinberg SyncFire 1200 NTP time server offers the flexibility and reliability of the Meinberg LANTIME M-series in a completely new design. It has been optimized for data centre use and can Synchronise more than hundreds of thousand NTP and SNTP clients.
Key Features
- Selectable Reference Sources:
- GPS: Satellite receiver for the Global Positioning System
- GNS: Combined GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/BeiDou satellite receiver (L1 frequency band), can also be used for mobile applications
- Synchronisation of NTP and SNTP compatible clients
- Web-based status and configuration interface and console-based graphical configuration utility
- Supported networking protocols: IPv4, IPv6, HTTPS, HTTP, SSH, TELNET, SCP, SFTP, FTP, SYSLOG, SNMP
- Alert-Notification system of status change by Email, WinMail, SNMP or an external connected display
- Full SNMP v1,v2,v3 support with own SNMP-daemon for status and configuration and SNMP Trap messages
- Meinberg GPS Antenna/Converter Unit connected with up to 300m of standard coaxial cable RG58
- Up to twelve independent RJ-45 ethernet interfaces 10/100/1000 MBit/s
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Technical Specifications
| Dimensions | 431 x 718 x 43mm |
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| Operating Temperature | 10°C - 35°C |
| RoHS | Yes |
| CPU | AMD® EPYC® 7262 (8-Core, 3.2 GHz, 155 W) |
| Display | LC-Display, 4 x 20 characters |
| Form Factor | 19 Inch Server Rack 1HE/84TE |
| Operating System | LTOS V7.02 or newer |
| Power Supply | Redundant power supply (hot-plug power supply unit)
Nominal Voltage Range: 100-240 V AC Frequency Range: 50-60 Hz Maximum Output: 500 W Nominal Input Current: 2.3 A (100 V AC) / 5.6 A (240 V AC) |
| Control Elements | Eight push buttons to set up basic network parameters and to change receiver settings |
| Daytime Protocol (DAYTIME) | Daytime Protocol (RFC 867) |
| Firmware Updates | Firmware is field-upgradeable, updates can be installed directly from the unit or via a remote network connection. Software updates are provided free of charge for the lifetime of your Meinberg product. |
| Further Information | The SyncFire 1200 is a powerful and reliable NTP Time Server offering the great features and reliability of Meinberg LANTIME products in a 1U server chassis with unprecedented power. The redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and system fans ensure a 24/7 operation. The ability to add a second GPS or a combined GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/BeiDou receiver as a redundant reference time source and the capability to create redundant network links by assigning multiple LAN interfaces to a high availability bonding group provide an unmatched level of reliability. The new SyncFire 1200 can be ordered with an AMD® EPYC® 7262 (8-Core, 3.2 GHz) CPU. The standard configuration offers four Gigabit interfaces, the number of physical interfaces can be increased to a maximum of eight network ports.
A Meinberg SyncFire 1200 can handle an unmatched number of NTP requests per second, making it one of the most powerful, versatile, and reliable NTP appliance on the market and the perfect fit for high-performance NTP requirements, for example Synchronisation of Femtocell Access Points or other CPEs, VOD Set Top Boxes or when an Internet NTP server has to be provided for a large number of SNTP or NTP capable end devices. |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) | HTTP/HTTPS (RC 2616) |
| IEC 61850 | Synchronisation of IEC 61850 compliant devices by using SNTP |
| Internet Protocol (IP) |
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| Network Interface | Standard: 4 x 10/100/1000 MBit with RJ45 connector
Available Options: Additional network interface card with 4 x 10/100/1000 MBit - RJ45 jack or 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter (RJ45/SFP) 2-port 10/25 Gb Ethernet Adapter (SFP) |
| Network Autoconfiguration Support |
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| Network Interface | Standard: 4 x 10/100/1000 MBit with RJ45 connector
Available Options: Additional network interface card with 4 x 10/100/1000 MBit - RJ45 jack or 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter (RJ45/SFP) 2-port 10/25 Gb Ethernet Adapter (SFP) |
| Network Protocols OSI Layer 4 Transport Layer |
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| Network Protocols OSI Layer 7 Application Layer |
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| Network Time Protocol (NTP) |
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| Relative Humidity | 10% ... 85% |
| Scope of Supply | Included in delivery is a GPS antenna incl. converter unit, 20m GPS antenna cable (RG58) and product documentation. |
| Secure Shell SSH |
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| Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) |
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| Status Info | Four bicolour LEDs showing the status of:
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| Technical Support | Meinberg offers free lifetime technical support via telephone or e-mail. Additionally, APC's own team of time synchronisation specialists are available for first line technical support. |
| Telnet | Telnet (RFC 854-RFC 861) |
| Time Protocol (TIME) | Time Protocol (RFC 868) |
| Type of Antenna | Remote powered GPS antenna/converter unit, up to 300m distance to antenna with RG58 and up to 700m distance with RG213 cable |
| WEEE Status of the Product | This product is handled as a B2B category product. In order to secure a WEEE compliant waste disposal it has to be returned to the manufacturer. Any transportation expenses for returning this product (at its end of life) have to be incurred by the end user, whereas Meinberg will bear the costs for the waste disposal itself. |
Downloads
| Datasheet | Click to view Datasheet (PDF) |
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| Manual | Click to view Manual (PDF) |


