Chapter 28 OSPF
28.4 Configure OSPF Areas
To ensure that the Switch receives only routing information from a trusted layer 3 devices, activate authentication. The OSPF supports three authentication methods:
•None – no authentication is used.
•Simple – authenticate link state updates using an 8 printable ASCII character password.
•MD5 – authenticate link state updates using a 16 printable ASCII character password.
To configure an area, set the related fields in the OSPF Configuration screen.
Figure 123 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup
The following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Table 89 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Name | Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for identification |
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Area ID | Enter a |
| uniquely identifies an area. |
| A value of 0.0.0.0 indicates that this is a backbone (also known as Area 0). You can |
| create only one backbone area on the Switch. |
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Authentication | Select an authentication method (Simple or MD5) to activate authentication. Select |
| None (default) to disable authentication. |
| Usually interface(s) and virtual interface(s) should use the same authentication |
| method as the associated area. If interface(s) and virtual interface(s) use different |
| authentication methods than the associated area, the authentication methods are |
| based on the interface(s) and virtual interface(s) settings. |
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