Table 93 Ip Application > Ospf Configuration > Ospf Virtual Link - ZyXEL Communications XGS-4528F User Manual

The following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Table 93 IP Application > OSPF Configuration > OSPF Virtual Link
LABEL
Name
Area ID
Peer Router ID
Authentication
Key ID
Key
Add
Cancel
Clear
Index
Name
Peer Router ID
Authentication
Key ID
Delete
Cancel
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DESCRIPTION
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for identification
purposes.
Select the area ID (in an IP address format with dotted decimal notation) of an area to
associate the interface to that area.
Enter the ID of a peer border router.
Note: Virtual 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 exchange OSPF packets with a peer border router, you must make the
authentication method and/or password settings the same as the peer border
router.
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 to authenticate OSPF packets transmitted through this interface
using a simple password.
Select MD5 to authenticate OSPF packets transmitted through this interface using
MD5 authentication.
When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, specify the identification number
of the authentication you want to use.
When you select Simple in the Authentication field, enter a password eight-
character long.
When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, enter a password 16-character
long.
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.
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.
This field displays an index number of an entry.
This field displays a descriptive name of a virtual link.
This field displays the ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal
notation) of a peer border router.
This field displays the authentication method used (Same-as-Area, None, Simple or
MD5).
When the Authentication field displays MD5, this field displays the identification
number of the key used.
Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.
Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.
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