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Figure 82 OSPF Virtual Link

The following table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 61 OSPF Virtual Link

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Name

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for identification

 

purposes.

Area ID

Select the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal notation)

 

of an area to associate the interface to that area.

Peer Router ID

Enter the ID of a peer border router.

 

 

Authentication

Note: Virtual interface(s) must use the same authentication method

 

within the same area.

 

Select an authentication method. Choices are Same-as-Area, None (default),

 

Simple and MD5.

 

To exchange OSPF packets with peer border router, you must set the authentication

 

method and/or password the same as the peer border router.

 

Select Same-as-Areato use the same authentication method within the area and set

 

the related fields when necessary.

 

Select None to disable authentication. This is the default setting.

 

Select Simple to authenticate OSPF packets transmitted through this interface using

 

a simple password.

 

Select MD5 to authenticate OSPF packets transmitted through this interface using

 

MD5 authentication.

 

 

Key ID

When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, specify the identification number of

 

the authentication you want to use.

Key

When you select Simple in the Authentication field, enter a password eight-

 

character long.

 

When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, enter a password 16-character

 

long.

Add

Click Add to apply the changes.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to start configuring the above fields again.

 

 

Clear

Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.

 

 

Index

This field displays an index number of an entry.

 

 

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