Motorola SURFBOARD SVG2500 - Manual (Page 97)

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Advanced Routing Information Protocol Setup Page
This page allows you to configure Routing Information Protocol (RIP) parameters
related to authentication, destination IP address/subnet mask, and reporting
intervals. RIP automatically identifies and uses the best known and quickest route to
any given destination address. To help reduce network congestion and delays, the
Advanced RIP setup is used in WAN networks to identify and use the best known
and quickest route to given destination addresses.
RIP is a protocol that requires negotiation from both sides of the network (i.e.,
CMRG and CMTS). The ISP would normally set this up to match their CMTS settings
with the configuration in the CMRG.
Note: RIP messaging will only be sent upstream when running in Static IP
Addressing mode on the Basic - Setup page. You must enable Static IP Addressing
and then set the WAN IP network information! RIP is normally a function that is
tightly controlled via the ISP. RIP Authentication Keys and IDs are normally held as
secret information from the end user to prevent unauthorized RIP settings.
Field Description
RIP Enable Enables or disables the RIP protocol.
This protocol helps the router dynamically adapt to the
changes in the network. RIP is now considered obsolete since
newer routing protocols, such as OSPF and ISIS, have been
introduced.
RIP Authentication If this field is enabled, a plain text password or a shared key
authentication is added to the RIP packet in order for the CPE
and the wireless router to authenticate each other.
RIP Authentication Key Used to encrypt the plain text password that is enclosed in
each RIP packet.
If you are using the shared key authentication in RIP, you will
need to provide a key.
RIP Authentication Key ID An unsigned 8-bit field in the RIP packet. This field identifies
the key used to create the authentication data for the RIP
packet, and it also indicates the authentication algorithm.