Advanced Configuration and Management Guide

USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

1.Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access.

2.If you have not already enabled OSPF, enable it by clicking on the Enable radio button next to OSPF on the System configuration panel, then clicking Apply to apply the change.

3.Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to expand the list of configuration options.

4.Click on the plus sign next to OSPF in the tree view to expand the list of OSPF option links.

5.Click on the Area Range link to display the OSPF Area Range configuration panel.

6.Click on the Add Area Range link to display the Area Range panel.

NOTE: If the device already has an OSPF area range, a table listing the ranges is displayed. Click the Modify button to the right of the row describing a range to change its configuration, or click the Add Area Range link to display the OSPF Area Range configuration panel.

7.Enter the area ID in the Area ID field.

8.Enter an IP address in the Network Address field.

9.Enter a network mask in the Mask field. The software compares the address with the significant bits in the mask. All network addresses that match this comparison are summarized in a single route advertised by the routing switch.

10.Click the Add button to add the area.

11.Select the Save link at the bottom of the dialog. Select Yes when prompted to save the configuration change to the startup-config file on the device’s flash memory.

Assigning Interfaces to an Area

Once you define OSPF areas, you can assign interfaces the areas. All routing switch ports must be assigned to one of the defined areas on an OSPF router. When a port is assigned to an area, all corresponding sub-nets on that port are automatically included in the assignment.

To assign interface 8 of Router A to area 192.5.0.0 and then save the changes, use one the following methods:

USING CLI

To assign interface 8 of Router A to area 192.5.0.0 and then save the changes, enter the following commands:

RouterA(config-ospf-router)# interface e8

RouterA(config-if-8)# ip ospf area 192.5.0.0

RouterA(config-if-8)# write memory

USING WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

All routing switch ports must be assigned to one of the defined areas on an OSPF router. When a port is assigned to an area, all corresponding sub-nets on that port are automatically included in the assignment.

To assign an interface to an area:

1.Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access.

2.If you have not already enabled OSPF, enable it by clicking on the Enable radio button next to OSPF on the System configuration panel, then clicking Apply to apply the change.

3.Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to expand the list of configuration options.

4.Click on the plus sign next to OSPF in the tree view to expand the list of OSPF option links.

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