Chapter 33 OSPF

Table 98 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Authenticati

Select an authentication method (Simple or MD5) to activate

on

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.

 

 

Stub

Select this option to set the area as a stub area.

Network

If you enter 0.0.0.0 in the Area ID field, the settings in the Stub Area

 

 

fields are ignored.

 

 

No

Select this option to set the Switch to not send/receive LSAs.

Summary

 

 

 

Default

Specify a cost (between 0 and 16777214) used to add a default route into

Route

a stub area for routes which are external to an OSPF domain. If you do not

Cost

set a route cost, no default route is added.

 

 

 

Add

Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The

 

Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the

 

Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-

 

volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Clear

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

 

 

33.4.1 View OSPF Area Information Table

The bottom of the OSPF Configuration screen displays a summary table of all the OSPF areas you have configured.

Figure 153 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Summary Table

The following table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 99 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Summary Table

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Index

This field displays the index number of an area.

 

 

Name

This field displays the descriptive name of an area.

 

 

Area ID

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

 

dotted decimal notation) that uniquely identifies an area.

 

An area ID of 0.0.0.0 indicates the backbone.

 

 

Authenticati

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

on

MD5).

 

 

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