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BGP Global Settings

This window is used to configure BGP state, AS number, and global settings.
To view the following window, click L3 Features > BGP > BGP Global Settings, as shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
BGP AS Number
Action
BGP AS Number
(1-4294967295)
BGP State
Synchronization
Enforce First AS
Figure 6-142 BGP Global Settings window
Description
Use the drop-down menu to Add or Delete the BGP AS number. When the BGP
protocol starts, it must belong to a single AS. The user must set the AS number
before configuring any of the other attributes. When the BGP process is deleted, all
peers and routes information from BGP will be deleted. Route entries redistributed
from BGP must also be canceled.
Enter the BGP AS number.
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable the Border Gateway Protocol state. By
disabling the BGP protocol, all peers will be disconnected and dynamic routes will be
deleted. All the static configurations however will be reserved. If BGP is enabled
again, the previous configurations can be re-applied.
Usually, a BGP speaker does not advertise a route to an external neighbor unless
that route is local or exists in the IGP. By default, synchronization between BGP and
the IGP is turned off to allow the BGP to advertise a network route without waiting for
route validation from the IGP. This feature allows routers and access servers within
an Autonomous System to have the route before BGP makes it available to other
autonomous systems.
This command is used to enforce the neighbor's AS as the first AS in the AS list.
When the setting is Enabled, any updates received from an external neighbor that do
not have the neighbor's configured Autonomous System (AS) at the beginning of the
AS_PATH in the received update, will be denied and the neighbor will be closed.
Enabling this feature adds to the security of the BGP network by not allowing traffic
from unauthorized systems.
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