Motorola SURFboard SBG901 - Manual (Page 51)

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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 Descriptions for the Advanced RIP Setup Page
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