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Chapter 36 OSPF Table 117 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Area Setup (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 begin configuring this screen afresh. Clear Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults. 36.4.1 View OSPF Area Information Table The bottom of the OSPF Configuration screen displays a summary table of all the OSPF areas you have configured. Figure 167 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Summary Table The following table describes the related labels in this screen. Table 118 IP Application > OSPF Configuration: Summary Table LABEL Index Name Area ID DESCRIPTION This field displays the index number of an area. This field displays the descriptive name of an area. This field displays the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal notation) that uniquely identifies an area. Authenticati on Stub Network Delete Cancel An area ID of 0.0.0.0 indicates the backbone. This field displays the authentication method used (None, Simple or MD5). This field displays whether an area is a stub network (Yes) or not (No). Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table. Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes. 36.5 Configuring OSPF Redistribution Use this screen to configure route redistribution and summary addresses. Route redistribution is used when other routers which use RIP routing protocol and/or static routes need to exchange routing information with the Switch using OSPF routing protocol. A summary address is used to cover more than one routing entries in order to reduce the routing table size. XGS4700-48F User's Guide 337