Cyclades-PR2000

OSPF Global Configurations

STEP THREE

After completing the OSPF interface configuration for all interfaces (even those that will not use OSPF), navigate to the OSPF Menu, CONFIG=>IP=>OSPF. Enter into the OSPF Global Commands menu and set the parameters as indicated in the table below.

OSPF Global Commands Menu CONFIG =>IP =>OSPF =>GLOBAL

Parameter

Description

OSPF Protocol

Enables OSPF on all interfaces.

Router ID

Assigns a unique ID to the router for use by the OSPF protocol. It must be one of the

 

router's IP addresses.

AS Boundary Router

An Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR) can convert external routes into

 

OSPF routes. Which external routes is determined through the following parameters.

 

In the figure, only Router 5 is an ASBR.

The following parameters

apply only to Autonomous System Boundary Routers.

Originate Default

Router will advertise itself as the Default Gateway (DG).

Gateway

 

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Default Gateway

Applies when Originate Default Gateway Advertisement is set to Yes. Defines the

External Metric

metric that will be advertised by OSPF.

Default Gateway

Applies when Originate Default Gateway Advertisement is set to Yes. For Type 1, the

External Metric-Type

total metric of this route is composed of the internal metric (inside the autonomous

 

system) and the external metric (provided in the previous parameter). For Type 2, the

 

total metric of this route is the value provided in the previous parameter.

Advertise RIP Routes

Routes learned through the RIP protocol will be converted to OSPF as external routes.

RIP External Metric

Applies when Advertise RIP routes is set to Yes. Defines the metric that will be

 

advertised by OSPF.

This table is continued.

Chapter 9 - Routing Protocols

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