Chapter 33 OSPF
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In the OSPF Configuration screen, click Interface to display the OSPF
Interface screen.
Figure 155 IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Interface
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 101 IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Interface
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Network Select an IP interface.
Area ID Select the area ID (in an IP address format with dotted decimal notation)
of an area to associate the interface to that area.
Authenticati
on
Note: OSPF Interface(s) must use the same authentication method
within the same area.
Select an authentication method. The choices are Same-as-Area, None
(default), Simple and MD5.
To participate in an OSPF network, you must make the authentication
method and/or password settings the same as the associated area.
Select Same-as-Area to use the same authentication method within the
area and set the related fields when necessary.
Select None to disable authentication. This is the default setting.
Select Simple and set the Key field to authenticate OSPF packets
transmitted through this interface using simple password authentication.
Select MD5 and set the Key ID and Key fields to authenticate OSPF
packets transmitted through this interface using MD5 authentication.
Key ID When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, specify the
identification number of the authentication you want to use.
