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title: "Set Up ARTS"
slug: "setting-up-arts"
tags: ["ARTS", "sensor control ", "Assurance Sensor Control", "setting up"]
updated: 2026-07-07T13:44:36Z
published: 2026-04-14T15:07:53Z
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# Set Up ARTS

Accedian Remote Time Synchronization (ARTS) is a Cisco Crosswork Assurance proprietary protocol that provides the capability to synchronize a remote network element (next generation device) with the local clock of a Cisco® Crosswork Assurance Sensor Control system.

**▶ To set ARTS**

1. Access the page **System ▶ Configuration ▶ Time ▶ ARTS**.
2. Select the **Enable** option.
3. Click **Apply**.

**Note**: ARTS settings can be edited from the Clock List by selecting a Clock name.

**ARTS Parameters (System ▶ Configuration ▶ Time ▶ ARTS**)

| Parameter | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Enable | Enable/Disable ARTS |
| Inbound criterion | Threshold required to declare the device synchronized (100.000 msec). |
| Inbound status | Error that is calculated based on the communication between Sensor Control and the synchronized module (in msec). |
| Synchronization status | **Synchronized**: The Inbound status is below the Inbound criterion. **Not synchronized**: The Inbound status is over the Inbound criterion. |

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