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DGS-3630 Series Layer 3 Stackable Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
OSPFv2 Virtual Link Settings
This window is used to display and configure OSPFv2 virtual link settings. If a non-zero area is not physically
connected to the zero area, it must be connected to the zero area via a virtual link. The virtual link is a point-to-point
link. The router will send the OSPF message to the neighbor router as unicast IP packet.
To view the following window, click L3 Features > OSPF > OSPFv2 > OSPFv2 Virtual Link Settings, as shown
below:
The fields that can be configured in OSPF Virtual Link are described below:
Parameter
VRF Name
Area ID
Router ID
Hello Interval
Dead Interval
Authentication
Password
MD5 Key ID
MD5 Key
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.
Figure 6-67 OSPFv2 Virtual Link Settings Window
Description
Enter the name of the VRF instance here. This name can be up to 12 characters
long. Click the Select VRF button to select a pre-configured VRF instance that will
be used here.
Enter the OSPFv2 area ID here. This area will be used to establish the virtual link.
It can be specified as either a decimal value or as an IPv4 address.
Enter the router ID of the virtual link neighbor here.
Enter the hello packet interval that the router sends on the virtual link here. The
range is from 1 and 65535 seconds. Select the Default option to use the default
value, which is 10 seconds.
Enter the Dead Interval time after which a neighbor is regarded as offline if no
hello packets are received within that time frame here. The range is from 1 and
65535 seconds. Select the Default option to use the default value, which is 40
seconds.
Select the authentication type used here. Options to choose from are None,
Simple Password, and MD5. If the authentication type is not specified for the
virtual link, the 'password' authentication type for the area will be used.
After selecting the Simple Password authentication type, enter the password to
be used here. This password can be up to 8 characters long.
After selecting the MD5 authentication type, enter the MD5 authentication key ID
here. The range is from 1 to 255.
After selecting the MD5 authentication type, enter the MD5 authentication key
here. This key can be up to 16 characters long.
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