3Com 3CRWE754G72-A - Manual (Page 50)

50 C HAPTER 5: R OUTER C ONFIGURATION
You can set up RIP independently on both LAN and WAN interfaces.
1 Select the RIP Mode Enable radio button.
2 Select the appropriate radio button to enable or disable Auto Summary.
Auto Summarization sends simplified routing data to other RIP-enabled
devices rather than full routing data.
3 Select the Operation Mode:
■ Disabled — RIP is not enabled for the WAN or LAN interface.
■ Enabled — RIP is enabled for the WAN or LAN interface. The router
will transmit RIP update information to other RIP-enabled devices.
■ Silent — RIP is enabled, however the router only receives RIP update
messages, it will not transmit any messages itself.
4 In the Version field, select RIPv1 or RIPv2.
We recommend that you only use RIPv1 if there is an existing RIP-enabled
device on your network that does not support RIPv2. In all other cases,
you should use RIPv2.
5 Use the Poison Reverse radio button to enable or disable Poison reverse
on the router. Enabling Poison Reverse on your Router allows it to
indicate to other RIP-enabled devices that they have both routes that
point to each other, preventing data loops.
6 Use the Authentication Required field to choose one of three modes of
authentication:
■
None — Switches off authentication on the specified interface.
■
Password — An unencrypted text password that needs to be set on all
RIP-enabled devices connected to this router. RIP information is not
shared between devices whose passwords do not match.
■ MD5 — A password that has been encrypted using the MD5
encryption algorithm that needs to be set on all RIP-enabled devices
connected to this router. RIP information is not shared between
devices whose passwords do not match.
7 In the Authentication Code field, enter the password that is required if
either the Password or MD5 option has been selected.
8 Click Apply.
Routing Table The Routing Table screen displays details for the default routing used by
your Router and any routing created using Static Routing or RIP.