D-Link DI-1162M - Manual (Page 38)

DI-1162/DI-1162M Remote Access Router
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The parameters are described below:
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Area ID – Enter the OSPF Area ID number in this field.
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Output Cost (0 . . 65535) – The cost of sending a packet on the interface, expressed in the link static metric.
This is advertised as the link cost for this interface in the router’s router links.advertisement. The interface
Output Cost(s) must always be greater than 0.
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Router Priority (0. . 255) – This number determines priority when two routers attached to a network both
attempt to become the Designated Router. The router with the highest priority takes precedence.
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Hello Interval (1. . 65535) – The length of time (in seconds) between the Hello Packets that the router sends
on the interface. This value is advertised in the router’s Hello Packets. It must be the same for all routers
attached to a common network. The smaller the Hello Interval, the faster topological changes will be detected,
but more OSPF routing protocol traffic will ensue.
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Dead Interval (1. . 65535) – After ceasing to hear a router’s Hello Packets, the number of seconds before its
neighbors declare the router down. This should be some multiple of the Hello Interval. The value must be the
same for all the routers attached to a common network.
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Authentication Key – This configured data allows the authentication procedure to generate and/or verify the
authentication field in the OSPF header. This value must be the same for all routers attached to a common
network.
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State – This enables or disables a particular entry.
OSPF Virtual Intf. Configuration
Select the desired virtual interface to either make changes to or configure for the first time on the OSPF Virtual
Intf. Configuration screen (in which case, the five entries will be blank and all you need to do is press <Enter>.