R3166-R3206-HP High-End Firewalls Network Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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RIP configuration
RIP is a simple Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), mainly used in small-sized networks, such as academic
networks and simple LANs. RIP is not applicable to complex networks.
RIP is still widely used in practical networking because it is easy to implement, configure, and maintain.
Configuring RIP in the web interface
Configuration prerequisites
• Configure the link layer protocol.
• Configure an IP address on each interface, and make sure all adjacent routers are reachable to
each other.
Configuration overview
Complete the following tasks to configure RIP:
Table 53 RIP configuration task list
Task Remarks
Enable RIP Configuring RIP globally
Required
Enable RIP on all interfaces.
Import static routes Configuring RIP globally
Optional
Configure RIP to redistribute static routes.
Configuring interface RIP
Optional
Configure the Work State, Version, and
Authentication Mode for RIP interfaces.
Configuring RIP globally
Select Network > Routing Management > RIP from the navigation tree to enter the RIP configuration
page, as shown in Figure 137.
Figure 137 RIP global co
nfiguration page