Asus RX3041H - Manual (Page 56)

Chapter 7. Configuring Routes RX3041H User’s Manual
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Field Description
Passive Mode Enable this mode if RIP configured for this interface will only receive routing
information from other routers and not send routing information to other
routers. Disable this mode if you want this interface to send and receive
routing information to/from other routers. The default setting is “Enable”.
RIP Version (Send) Select the RIP version for sending the routing information. Three options are
available: Version 1. Version 2 and Both. The default setting is “Version 2”.
RIP Version (Receive) Select the RIP version for receiving the routing information. Three options are
available: Version 1. Version 2 and Both. The default setting is “Both”.
Authentication Click on "Enable" or "Disable" radio button to enable/disable authentication for
exchanging the routing information. Note that all the routers exchanging
routing information must use the same authentication key. The default setting
is “Disable”.
RIP Authentication
Mode
Select RIP authentication mode from the drop down list. Two modes are
available - Clear Text and MD5. The default setting is “Clear Text”.
Authentication Key Enter the authentication key for shared by all the routers exchanging routing
information. The default authentication key is “admin”.
7.2.2 Configuring RIP
Follow these instructions to configure RIP:
1. Open the routing configuration page by clicking on the Routing menu.
2. In the System Services configuration page (as shown in Figure 11.1), click
the “Enable” or “Disable” radio button depending on whether you want to
enable or disable RIP service. Skip this step, if you have already done so.
Figure 7.1. RIP Configuration
3. Select an interface from the drop-down list via which the routing information is to be exchanged.
4. Enable or disable RIP for the specified interface by clicking on the “Enable” or “Disable” radio
button.
5. Enable or disable RIP passive mode by clicking on the “Enable” or “Disable” radio button.
6. Select RIP version for sending and receiving routing information from the respective drop-down
list.
7. Enable or disable authentication by clicking on the “Enable” or “Disable” radio button. You must
also select the RIP authentication mode and enter authentication key if authentication is enabled.