TMS zl Management and Configuration Guide ST.1.1.100430

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Routing
RIP
Figure 9-5. Network > Routing > RIP Window
2. Select the Enable RIP check box.
3. Leave the Poison Reverse check box selected or clear it based on whether
you want the TMS zl Module to use poison reverse.
Poison reverse is a feature that helps RIP routers to speed convergence.
It specifies that when a router receives a route from a neighbor, it sends
a “poison update” for that route (a route with a metric of 16, indicating
unreachable) back to that neighbor. This prevents the creation of loops
that can slow convergence.
4. Redistribute routes:
a. Under Router Redistribution, for Default Metric, type a number between
1 and 15.
The TMS zl Module advertises redistributed routes with this metric.
You might want to raise the metric to indicate that redistributed routes
are to networks that are further away. (This setting applies only to
redistributed routes. The metric for RIP routes is determined by the
hop count and the metric configured on the VLAN.)