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Chapter 32 OSPF
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32.3 OSPF Configuration
Use this screen to activate OSPF and set general settings. Click IP Application >
OSPF and the Configuration link to display the OSPF Configuration screen.
See
Section 32.1 on page 285 for more information on OSPF.
Figure 148 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Activating and General Settings
The follow table describes the related labels in this screen.
32.4 Configure OSPF Areas
To ensure that the Switch receives only routing information from a trusted layer 3
devices, activate authentication. The OSPF supports three levels of authentication:
• None – no authentication is used.
• Simple – authenticate link state updates using an 8 printable ASCII character
password.
Seq # This field displays the link sequence number of the LSA.
Checksum This field displays the checksum value of the LSA.
Link Count This field displays the number of links in the LSA.
Table 97 OSPF Status: Common Output Fields (continued)
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Table 98 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Activating and General Settings
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active OSPF is disabled by default. Select this option to enable it.
Router ID Router ID uniquely identifies the Switch in an OSPF. Enter a unique ID (that
uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal notation) for the Switch.
Apply Click Apply 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.