Chapter 33 OSPF

In the OSPF Configuration screen, click Interface to display the OSPF Interface screen.

Figure 155 IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Interface

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 101 IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Interface

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Network

Select an IP interface.

 

 

Area ID

Select the area ID (in an IP address format with dotted decimal notation)

 

of an area to associate the interface to that area.

 

 

Authenticati

Note: OSPF Interface(s) must use the same authentication method

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within the same area.

 

 

Select an authentication method. The choices are Same-as-Area, None

 

(default), Simple and MD5.

 

To participate in an OSPF network, you must make the authentication

 

method and/or password settings the same as the associated area.

 

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 and set the Key field to authenticate OSPF packets

 

transmitted through this interface using simple password authentication.

 

Select MD5 and set the Key ID and Key fields 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.

 

 

 

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