476 Configuring Routing
Figure 9-11. OSPF Interface Configuration
The OSPF Interface Configuration page contains the following fields:
•
Interface
— Select the interface for which data is to be displayed or configured from the drop-down
menu.
•
IP Address
— Displays the address of the VLAN Interface.
•
Subnet Mask
— Displays the subnet mask of the VLAN Interface.
•
OSPF Admin Mode
— You may select
Enable
or
Disable
from the drop-down menu. The default
value is
Disable
. You can configure OSPF parameters without enabling OSPF Admin Mode, but they
have no effect until Admin Mode is enabled. T he following information is displayed only if the Admin
Mode is enabled:
State
,
Designated Router,
Backup Designated Router
,
Number of Link Events
,
LSA
Ack Interval
, and
Metric Cost
. For OSPF to be fully functional, you must enter a valid IP Address and
Subnet Mask through the IP Interface Configuration page.
NOTE: Once OSPF is initialized on the router, it remains initialized until the router is reset.
•
OSPF Area ID
— Enter the 32-bit integer in dotted decimal format that uniquely identifies the OSPF
area to which the selected router interface connects. If you assign an A rea ID which does not exist, the
area is created with default values.