Md5 Key Settings - D-Link Xstack DGS-3600 Series User Manual

RA Max Router
AdvInterval
RA Min Router
AdvInterval
Click Apply to save changes made.

MD5 Key Settings

The MD5 Key Settings menu allows the entry of a 16-character Message Digest − version 5 (MD5) key which can be used to
authenticate every packet exchanged between OSPF routers. It is used as a security mechanism to limit the exchange of network
topology information to the OSPF routing domain. MD5 Keys created here can be used in the OSPF menu below.
To configure an MD5 Key, click Layer 3 Features > MD5 Key Settings to open the following window:
The following fields can be set:
Parameter Description
Key ID (1-255)
Key
Click Apply to enter the new Key ID settings. To delete a Key ID entry, click the corresponding
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Used to set the maximum interval time between the dispatch of router advertisements by
this interface over the link-local network. This entry must be no less than 4 seconds (4000
milliseconds) and no more than 1800 seconds. The user may configure a time between 4
and 1800 seconds with a default setting of 600 seconds.
Used to set the minimum interval time between the dispatch of router advertisements by
this interface over the link-local network. This entry must be no less then 3 seconds and
no more than .75 (3/4) of the MaxRtrAdvInterval. The user may configure a time between
3 and 1350 seconds with a default setting of 198 seconds.
Figure 8- 7. MD5 Key Settings window
A number from 1 to 255 used to identify the MD5 Key.
A alphanumeric string of between 1 and 16 case-sensitive characters used to generate the
Message Digest which is in turn, used to authenticate OSPF packets within the OSPF routing
domain.
140
under the Delete heading.