Chapter 19 IP Configuration
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19.8.4 Configuring a New OSPF Area
Follow the steps below to create a new OSPF area.
1 In the Device Panel list, right-click on a device.
2 Click Configuration > IP Configuration > OSPF.
3 Click Add in the OSPF Configuration pane.
Authentication This field displays the authentication method used (None, Simple or MD5).
Stub Network This field displays whether an area is a stub network (Yes) or not (No).
Add Click Add to create a new OSPF area.
Modify Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF area.
Delete Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF area.
Virtual-Link
Index This field displays an index number of an entry.
Name This field displays a descriptive name of a virtual link.
Peer Router ID This field displays the ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal
notation) of a peer border router.
Authentication This field displays the authentication method used (Same-as-Area, None, Simple or
MD5).
Key ID When the Authentication field displays MD5, this field displays the identification
number of the key used.
Add Click Add to create a new OSPF virtual link.
Modify Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF virtual link.
Delete Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF virtual link.
Interface
Index This field displays the index number for an interface.
Network This field displays the IP interface information.
Area ID This field displays the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal
notation) of an area to associate the interface to that area.
Authentication This field displays the authentication method used (Same-as-Area, None, Simple or
MD5).
Key ID When the Authentication field displays MD5, this field displays the identification
number of the key used.
Cost This field displays the interface cost used for calculating the routing table.
Priority This field displays the priority of the interface.
Add Click Add to create a new OSPF interface.
Modify Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF interface.
Delete Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF interface.
Table 118 IP Configuration: OSPF (continued)
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