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To change an existing set in the list, type the Area ID of the set you want to change, make the changes and click the Add/Modify
button. The modified OSPF area ID will appear in the table.
See the parameter descriptions below for information on the OSPF Area ID Settings.
The Area ID settings are as follows:
Parameter
Area ID
Type
Stub Summary
NSSA Summary
Translate
Metric
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Figure 8- 42. OSPF Area Settings example window
Description
A 32-bit number in the form of an IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that uniquely identifies the
OSPF area in the OSPF domain.
This field can be toggled between Normal, Stub and NSSA using the pull down menu. When it
is toggled to Stub, the additional field Stub Summary, will then be capable to be configured.
Choosing NSSA allows the NSSA Summary field and the Translate field to be configured.
Displays whether or not the selected Area will allow Summary Link-State Advertisements
(Summary LSAs) to be imported into the area from other areas.
Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the importing of OSPF summary routes into the
NSSA as Type-3 summary LSAs. The default is Disabled. This field can only be configured if
NSSA is chosen in the Type field.
Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the translating of Type-7 LSAs into Type-5
LSAs, so that they can be distributed outside of the NSSA. The default is Disabled. This field
can only be configured if NSSA is chosen in the Type field.
Displays the default cost for the route to the stub of between 0 and 65,535. The default is 1.
For NSSA areas, the metric field determines the cost of traffic entering the NSSA area.
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