Install NTP

HOWTO install NTP on your Vera.

Prerequisits

• Vera 2 hardware
• Root acces to your OpenWRT

Intro

Heres a short manual on how to install NTP to your Vera 2. Out of the box your new Vera 2 does not use NTP (Network Time Protocol) for its timer updates, but uses the less commonly used Rdate. However, NTP support and personalisation can be added after market. Here is how:

Instructions

1. Gain ssh acces to your vera2 (root) and use the password that is provided on the bottom of your vera2. More info on how to is here:[1]
2. Then run the following commands:

opkg update

opkg install ntpd

/etc/init.d/ntpd enable

/etc/init.d/ntpd start

3. To edit the ntp.conf file without using and editor like VI use the echo command like this;
echo "server "your servers ip or dns name" prefer" >> /etc/ntp.conf

4. (important to remove ONLY the quotes before and after your and name) To view the current entries in your ntp.conf type:
cat /etc/ntp.conf

5. To remove obsolete IP's or server names from the ntp.conf files type:
cat /etc/ntp.conf | grep -v "lines to remove" > /etc/ntp.conf.new

6. Check the newly created file using this command:
cat /etc/ntp.conf.new

7. Overwrite the existing file if all checks out using:
mv /etc/ntp.conf.new /etc/ntp.conf

8. Double check the newly created ntp.conf file by typing:
cat /etc/ntp.conf

9. Restart the NTP service
/etc/init.d/ntpd restart

10. OR reboot/powercycle your vera

References

please find more info here: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=5591.0
For logging on to your Vera using SSH read this [2]