Rip Parameters - 3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWDR100B-72 User Manual

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RIP Parameters

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Figure 46 RIP Parameter Screen
You can set up RIP independently on both LAN and WAN interfaces.
1 Select the RIP Mode Enable radio button.
2 Select the appropriate radio button to enable or disable Auto Summary.
Auto Summarization sends simplified routing data to other RIP-enabled
devices rather than full routing data.
3 Select the Operation Mode:
Disabled — RIP is not enabled for the WAN or LAN interface.
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Enabled — RIP is enabled for the WAN or LAN interface. The router
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will transmit RIP update information to other RIP-enabled devices.
Silent — RIP is enabled, however the router only receives RIP update
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messages, it will not transmit any messages itself.
4 In the Version field, select RIPv1 or RIPv2.
3Com recommends that you only use RIPv1 if there is an existing
RIP-enabled device on your network that does not support RIPv2. In all
other cases, you should use RIPv2.
5 Use the Poison Reverse drop-down list to enable or disable Poison Reverse
on the router. Enabling Poison Reverse on your Router allows it to
indicate to other RIP-enabled devices that they have both routes that
point to each other, preventing data loops.
6 Use the Authentication Required field to choose one of three modes of
authentication:
None — Switches off authentication on the specified interface.
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Password — An unencrypted text password that needs to be set on all
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RIP-enabled devices connected to this router. RIP information is not
shared between devices whose passwords do not match.