Networking guys are saying that core switches should act as NTP, but I don't really get why is this so popular idea to have core switches/routers as NTP servers ?

If you want to use dedicated NTP Server, you can check the User Defined NAT Server and input the NTP server ip address into "Enter Time Server Here" field.

Most Hackaday readers will be familiar with the idea of a network time server; a magical box nestled away in some distant data center that runs the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and allows us to ...

How to Synchronize Remote Network Equipment to an NTP Server at the Main Facility. When you want to synchronize files between remote network equipment and servers at a main facility, all computers ...

For over 24 hours, Microsoft's time servers were not giving Windows PCs and servers the right time.

ESE has announced the upgraded ES-289E NTP Time Server. The unit continues to provide a simple method of putting accurate time information onto a network and references either ESE or SMPTE/EBU time ...

NSFOCUS reports find that many administrators have patched vulnerable Network Time Protocol servers, though the risk of DDoS amplification attacks still remains.

The number of NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers that can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks has decreased dramatically this year, but the threat remains. DDoS (distributed denial of service ...