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33.4.1 View OSPF Area Information Table
The bottom of the OSPF Configuration screen displays a summary table of all
the OSPF areas you have configured.
Figure 153 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Summary Table
The following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Authenticati
on
Select an authentication method (Simple or MD5) to activate
authentication. Select None (default) to disable authentication.
Usually interface(s) and virtual interface(s) should use the same
authentication method as the associated area. If interface(s) and virtual
interface(s) use different authentication methods than the associated area,
the authentication methods are based on the interface(s) and virtual
interface(s) settings.
Stub
Network
Select this option to set the area as a stub area.
If you enter 0.0.0.0 in the Area ID field, the settings in the Stub Area
fields are ignored.
No
Summary
Select this option to set the Switch to not send/receive LSAs.
Default
Route
Cost
Specify a cost (between 0 and 16777214) used to add a default route into
a stub area for routes which are external to an OSPF domain. If you do not
set a route cost, no default route is added.
Add Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The
Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the
Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-
volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Clear Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.
Table 98 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 99 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Summary Table
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Index This field displays the index number of an area.
Name This field displays the descriptive name of an area.
Area ID This field displays the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in
dotted decimal notation) that uniquely identifies an area.
An area ID of 0.0.0.0 indicates the backbone.
Authenticati
on
This field displays the authentication method used (None, Simple or
MD5).
