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NOTE: The route map must already be configured. See "Defining Route Maps" on page 19-63.
route-reflector-client specifies that this neighbor is a route-reflector client of the router. Use the parameter only
if this router is going to be a route reflector. For information, see "Configuring Route Reflection Parameters" on
page 19-37. This option is disabled by default.
send-community enables sending the community attribute in updates to the specified neighbor. By default, the
router does not send the community attribute.
shutdown administratively shuts down the session with this neighbor. Shutting down the session allows you to
completely configure the neighbor and save the configuration without actually establishing a session with the
neighbor. This option is disabled by default.
timers keep-alive <num> hold-time <num> overrides the global settings for the Keep Alive Time and Hold Time.
For the Keep Alive Time, you can specify from 0 – 65535 seconds. For the Hold Time, you can specify 0 or
3 – 65535 (1 and 2 are not allowed). If you set the Hold Time to 0, the router waits indefinitely for messages from
a neighbor without concluding that the neighbor is dead. The defaults for these parameters are the currently
configured global Keep Alive Time and Hold Time. For more information about these parameters, see "Changing
the Keep Alive Time and Hold Time" on page 19-27.
update-source loopback <num> configures the router to communicate with the neighbor through the loopback
address on the specified interface. Using a loopback address for neighbor communication avoids problems that
can be caused by unstable router interfaces. Generally, loopback interfaces are used for links to IBGP neighbors,
which often are multiple hops away, rather than EBGP neighbors. The <num> parameter indicates the loopback
interface number and can be from 1 – 4. There is no default.
weight <num> specifies a weight the Layer 3 Switch will add to routes received from the specified neighbor.
BGP4 prefers larger weights over smaller weights. The default weight is 0.
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
1. Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access. The System configuration
panel is displayed.
2. Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to expand the list of configuration options.
3. Click on the plus sign next to BGP in the tree view to expand the list of BGP option links.
4. Click on the Neighbor link to display the BGP Neighbor panel.
NOTE: If the device already has neighbors, a table listing the neighbors is displayed. Click the Modify
button to the right of the row describing the neighbor to change its configuration, or click the Add Neighbor link
to display the BGP Neighbor configuration panel.
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Configuring BGP4
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