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Chapter64 Configuring Routing Policies
RIP Routing Policy Page
Select the Default Metric check box, then enter the default metric of the redistributed routes. The
metric determines the priority of the routes.
Select the Transparent check box to maintain the original metric of the routes being redistributed
into RIP.
Step 5 Click OK to save your definitions locally on the client and close the dialog box. The redistribution
mapping appears in the Redistribution Mapping table on the RIP Redistribution tab.
RIP Routing Policy Page
RIP is a distance-vector routing protocol that uses hop count as the metric for path selection. Security
Manager supports RIP version 2 only, which includes support for neighbor authentication when routing
updates are exchanged.
You can configure RIP routing policies from the following tabs on the RIP Routing page:
RIP Page—Setup Tab, page64-45
RIP Page—Authentication Tab, page64-46
RIP Page—Redistribution Tab, page64-48
For more information, see RIP Routing on Cisco IOS Routers, page 64-42.
Navigation Path
(Device view) Select Platform > Routing > RIP from the Policy selector.
(Policy view) Select Router Platform > Routing > RIP from the Policy Type selector. Right-click
RIP to create a policy, or select an existing policy from the Shared Policy selector.

RIP Page—Setup Tab

Use the RIP Setup tab to create, edit, and delete RIP routes.
Navigation Path
Go to the RIP Routing Policy Page, page 64-45, then click the Setup tab.
Related Topics
Defining RIP Setup Parameters, page 64-42
RIP Page—Authentication Tab, page64-46
RIP Page—Redistribution Tab, page64-48
Specifying IP Addresses During Policy Definition, page6-81
Understanding Networks/Hosts Objects, page 6-74