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Note: OSPF Interfaces must use the same authentication method, within the same area.

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Chapter 31 OSPF Table 67 OSPF Interface (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Note: OSPF Interface(s) must use the same authentication method within the same area. Key ID Key Cost Priority Add Cancel Clear Index Network Area ID Authentication Key ID Cost Priority Delete Cancel Select an authentication method. Choices are Same-as-Area, None (default), Simple and MD5. To participate in an OSPF network, you must set the authentication method and/or password the same as the associated area. 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 and set the Key field to authenticate OSPF packets transmitted through this interface using simple password authentication. Select MD5 and set the Key ID and Key fields 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 eightcharacter long. Characters after the eighth character will be ignored. When you select MD5 in the Authentication field, enter a password 16-character long. The interface cost is used for calculating the routing table. Enter a number between 0 and 65535. The default interface cost is 15. The priority you assign to the interface is used in router elections to decide which router is going to be the Designated Router (DR) or the Backup Designated Router (BDR). You can assign a number between 0 and 255. A priority of 0 means that the router will not participate in router elections. 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 start configuring the above fields again. Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults. This field displays the index number for an interface. This field displays the IP interface information. This field displays the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal notation) of an area to associate the interface to that area. 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. This field displays the interface cost used for calculating the routing table. This field displays the priority for this OSPF interface. Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table. Click Cancel to start configuring the above fields again. MS-7206 User's Guide 183

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Chapter 31 OSPF
MS-7206 User’s Guide
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Authentication
Note: OSPF Interface(s) must use the same authentication method
within the same area.
Select an authentication method. Choices are
Same-as-Area
,
None
(default),
Simple
and
MD5
.
To participate in an OSPF network, you must set the authentication method and/or
password the same as the associated area.
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
and set the
Key
field to authenticate OSPF packets transmitted
through this interface using simple password authentication.
Select
MD5
and set the
Key ID
and
Key
fields to authenticate OSPF packets
transmitted through this interface using MD5 authentication.
Key ID
When you select
MD5
in the
Authentication
field, specify the identification number
of the authentication you want to use.
Key
When you select
Simple
in the
Authentication
field, enter a password eight-
character long. Characters after the eighth character will be ignored.
When you select
MD5
in the
Authentication
field, enter a password 16-character
long.
Cost
The interface cost is used for calculating the routing table.
Enter a number between
0 and 65535. The default interface cost is 15.
Priority
The priority you assign to the interface is used in router elections to decide which
router is going to be the Designated Router (DR) or the Backup Designated Router
(BDR). You can assign a number between 0 and 255. A priority of 0 means that the
router will not participate in router elections.
Add
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.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to start configuring the above fields again.
Clear
Click
Clear
to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.
Index
This field displays the index number for an interface.
Network
This field displays the IP interface information.
Area ID
This field displays the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted
decimal notation) of an area to associate the interface to that area.
Authentication
This field displays the authentication method used (
Same-as-Area
,
None
,
Simple
or
MD5
).
Key ID
When the
Authentication
field displays
MD5
, this field displays the identification
number of the key used.
Cost
This field displays the interface cost used for calculating the routing table.
Priority
This field displays the priority for this OSPF interface.
Delete
Click
Delete
to remove the selected entry from the summary table.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to start configuring the above fields again.
Table 67
OSPF Interface (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION