OSPF Dynamic Routing Settings

To set the VLAN dynamic routing:

  1. Select the Dynamic Routing tab.

    The OSPF VLAN Interface Dynamic Routing configuration screen displays.

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    OSPF - VLAN Interface Dynamic Routing Screen
  2. In the OSPF Settings field, override the following parameters:

    Priority

    Select this option to set the OSPF priority used to select the network designated route. Use the spinner control to set the value from 0 - 255.

    Cost

    Select this option to set the cost of the OSPF interface. Use the spinner control to set the value from 1 - 65,535.

    Bandwidth

    Set the OSPF interface bandwidth (in Kbps) from 1 - 10,000,000.
  3. Use the Chosen Authentication Type drop-down to select the authentication type used to validate credentials within the OSPF dynamic route. Options include: simple-password, message-digest, null and None. The default is None.
  4. In the MD5 Authentication table, click + Add Row and configure the following:

    MD5 is a message digest algorithm using a cryptographic hash producing a 128-bit (16-byte) hash value, usually expressed in text as a 32 digit hexadecimal number. MD5 has been utilized in a wide variety of cryptographic applications, and is also commonly used to verify data integrity.

    Key ID

    Use the spinner control to set the OSPF message digest authentication key ID. The available range is from 1 - 255.

    Password

    Set the password (associated with the Key ID) used for an MD5 validation of authenticator credentials. The password is the OSPF key either displayed as series or asterisks.
  5. Click OK to save the IPv6 RA prefix configuration changes.

    Click Exit to close the screen without saving the updates.

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