Operation Manual

Password: RIPv2 allows packets to be authenticated via either an insecure plain text password, included with the
packet, or a more secure MD5 based HMAC (keyed-Hashing for Message AuthentiCation). RIPv1 cannot be
authenticated at all, so when authentication is configured RIP will discard routing updates received via RIPv1
packets.
Plain text password: Select to use a plain text password instead of an MD5 HMAC. A plain text password is
insecure!
Enabled: Click to enable/disable the policy. (Default: enabled.)
Networks: Set the RIP-enabled interfaces by network. RIP is enabled on the interfaces that have addresses within the
network range.
Neighbors: When a neighbor doesn't understand multicast, this command is used to specify neighbors. In some cases,
not all routers will be able to understand multicasting, where packets are sent to a network or a group of addresses. In a
situation where a neighbor cannot process multicast packets, it is necessary to establish a direct link between routers.
The neighbor command allows the network administrator to specify a router as a RIP neighbor. The no neighbor a.b.c.d
command will disable the RIP neighbor. Assign a neighbor by inputting an IP address.
Redistribute Routes: Redistribute routes of the specified protocol or kind into RIP, with the metric type and metric set (if
specified), filtering the routes using the given route map (if specified). Redistributed routes may also be filtered with
distribute lists.
Type: The type is the source of the route. Select from: Main, Connected, Static, OSPF, BGP.
Metric: RIP metric is a value for distance for the network. Usually RIP increments the metric when the network
information is received. The metric for redistributed routes is set to 1.
Route Map: Route maps provide a means to filter and/or apply actions to routes, allowing policies to be applied to
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