---
title: "Local NTP setup needed for DCM config to work after version 9.0.17 (19162)"
slug: "local-ntp-setup-needed-for-dcm-config-to-work-after-version-9017-19162"
tags: ["Data Collection Module", "Data collection", "NTP"]
updated: 2021-03-29T12:43:54Z
published: 2021-03-29T12:43:54Z
canonical: "kb.secomea.com/local-ntp-setup-needed-for-dcm-config-to-work-after-version-9017-19162"
stale: true
---

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# Local NTP setup needed for DCM config to work after version 9.0.17 (19162)

Getting "Wait for NTP to synchronize" or "Waiting for NTP to be enabled or configured" error message ?

With version 9.0.17 (19162) the timestamp tools has been changed, so in the future you will need to have a NTP pool configured to use the Data Collection module.

With version 9.1 (619491006) a new option in DCM config file allows the user to disable the need for a NTP setup. This is done with the config file entry "WaitForNTP": false in the general config file section.

See general section example at appendix A below. The below displayed NTP setup is highly recommend when using AWS or Azure as IoT cloud services

Example:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/88f49507-a7a0-4636-b297-13c4d0065310/Images/Documentation/image-1617019335574.png)

The NTP can be configured in SiteManager GUI > System > Time

#### NOTE!

Time Zone offset has no effect as all timestamps used are in UTC.  
  
Please insert a valid NTP server pool.   
You can use time.google.com or ntp.secomea.com  
or you can find links to local NTP pools  [here](https://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/@) , However the possibility of being blocked or ignored  
(NTP KoD) is high when using a public NTP pool without subscription.  

```json
{
 "ConfigName": "Name the entire config",
 "ConfigDescription": "Describe the entire config",
 "CheckpointInterval": 600,
 "AlarmsSaved": 10,
 "WaitForNTP": false,
 "Collectors": [

 {
```