Chapter 33 OSPF

Table 101

IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Interface (continued)

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

Key

 

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

 

 

eight-character long. Characters after the eighth character will be ignored.

 

 

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

 

 

character long.

 

 

 

Cost

 

The interface cost is used for calculating the routing table. Enter a number

 

 

between 0 and 65535. The default interface cost is 15.

 

 

 

Priority

 

The priority you assign to the interface is used in router elections to decide

 

 

which router is going to be the Designated Router (DR) or the Backup

 

 

Designated Router (BDR). You can assign a number between 0 and 255. A

 

 

priority of 0 means that the router will not participate in router elections.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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 (in an IP address format with dotted decimal

 

 

notation) of an area to associate the interface to that area.

 

 

 

Authenticati

 

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

on

 

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 for this OSPF interface.

 

 

 

Delete

 

Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.

 

 

 

Cancel

 

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

33.7 OSPF Virtual-Links

Configure and view virtual link settings in this screen. See Section 33.1 on page 277 for more information on OSPF.

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