Chapter 19 IP Configuration

 

Table 118 IP Configuration: OSPF (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Authentication

This field displays the authentication method used (None, Simple or MD5).

 

 

 

 

Stub Network

This field displays whether an area is a stub network (Yes) or not (No).

 

 

 

 

Add

Click Add to create a new OSPF area.

 

 

 

 

Modify

Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF area.

 

 

 

 

Delete

Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF area.

 

 

 

 

Virtual-Link

 

 

 

 

 

Index

This field displays an index number of an entry.

 

 

 

 

Name

This field displays a descriptive name of a virtual link.

 

 

 

 

Peer Router ID

This field displays the ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal

 

 

notation) of a peer border router.

 

 

 

 

Authentication

This field displays the authentication method used (Same-as-Area, None, Simple or

 

 

MD5).

 

 

 

 

Key ID

When the Authentication field displays MD5, this field displays the identification

 

 

number of the key used.

 

 

 

 

Add

Click Add to create a new OSPF virtual link.

 

 

 

 

Modify

Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF virtual link.

 

 

 

 

Delete

Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF virtual link.

 

 

 

 

Interface

 

 

 

 

 

Index

This field displays the index number for an interface.

 

 

 

 

Network

This field displays the IP interface information.

 

 

 

 

Area ID

This field displays 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.

 

 

 

 

Authentication

This field displays the authentication method used (Same-as-Area, None, Simple or

 

 

MD5).

 

 

 

 

Key ID

When the Authentication field displays MD5, this field displays the identification

 

 

number of the key used.

 

 

 

 

Cost

This field displays the interface cost used for calculating the routing table.

 

 

 

 

Priority

This field displays the priority of the interface.

 

 

 

 

Add

Click Add to create a new OSPF interface.

 

 

 

 

Modify

Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF interface.

 

 

 

 

Delete

Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF interface.

 

 

 

19.8.4 Configuring a New OSPF Area

Follow the steps below to create a new OSPF area.

1In the Device Panel list, right-click on a device.

2Click Configuration > IP Configuration > OSPF.

3Click Add in the OSPF Configuration pane.

 

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