Motorola AP-51XX User Manual
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Network Management
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3.
If RIP v2 or RIP v2 (v1 compat) is the selected RIP type, the
RIP v2 Authentication
field
becomes active. Select the type of authentication to use from the
Authentication Type
drop-down menu. Available options include:
4.
If the Simple authentication method is selected, specify a password of up to 15
alphanumeric characters in the
Password (Simple Authentication)
area.
None
This option disables the RIP authentication.
Simple
This option enable RIP version 2’s simple authentication
mechanism. This setting activates the Password (Simple
Authentication) field.
MD5
This option enables the MD5 algorithm for data verification. MD5
takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces a 128-
bit fingerprint. The MD5 setting activates the RIP v2 Authentication
settings for keys (below).