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. |
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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 |
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No | Select this option to set the Switch to not send/receive LSAs. |
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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. |
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Add | Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s |
| 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. |
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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Clear | Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults. |
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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. |
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Name | This field displays the descriptive name of an area. |
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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. |
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Authenticati | This field displays the authentication method used (None, Simple or |
on | MD5). |
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