Chapter 33 OSPF
XGS-4728F User’s Guide
283
33.4 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.
• MD5 – authenticate link state updates using a 16 printable ASCII character
password.
To configure an area, set the related fields in the OSPF Configuration screen.
Figure 152 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup
The following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Table 98 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Name Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for
identification purposes.
Area ID Enter a 32-bit ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal
notation) that uniquely identifies an area.
A value of 0.0.0.0 indicates that this is a backbone (also known as Area 0).
You can create only one backbone area on the Switch.
