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33.7 OSPF Virtual-Links
Configure and view virtual link settings in this screen. See Section 33.1 on page
277 for more information on OSPF.
Key When you select Simple in the Authentication field, enter a password
eight-character long. Characters after the eighth character will be ignored.
When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, enter a password 16-
character long.
Cost The interface cost is used for calculating the routing table. Enter a number
between 0 and 65535. The default interface cost is 15.
Priority The priority you assign to the interface is used in router elections to decide
which router is going to be the Designated Router (DR) or the Backup
Designated Router (BDR). You can assign a number between 0 and 255. A
priority of 0 means that the router will not participate in router elections.
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.
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 (in an IP address format with dotted decimal
notation) of an area to associate the interface to that area.
Authenticati
on
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 for this OSPF interface.
Delete Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 101 IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Interface (continued)
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