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OSPF Interface Configuration
To display the following form, go to the OSPF Interfaces Configuration form. Select an interface number, or
open the OSPF Interfaces folder and click Add OSPF Interface.
The following table describes the OSPF Interface Configuration controls:
Table 143 OSPF Interface Configuration controls
Control
Descriptions
IP Interface Identifier (1-255)
Assigns a numeric identifier to the OSPF IP interface.
Area Number (0-2)
Defines the area index used by the interface.
Enabled?
Enables or disables the OSPF interface. The default is disabled.
Router Priority (0-255)
Displays the assigned priority value to the OSPF interfaces.
(A priority value of 127 is the highest and 1 is the lowest. A priority value of 0 specifies
that the interface cannot be used as Designated Router (DR) or Backup Designated
Router (BDR).) The default is 1.
Output Cost (1-65535)
Displays cost set for the selected path—preferred or backup. Usually the cost is
inversely proportional to the bandwidth of the interface. Low cost indicates high
bandwidth. The default is 1.
Hello Interval (1-65535 sec)
Displays the interval in seconds between the hello packets for the interfaces. The
default is 10 seconds.
Dead Interval (1-65535 sec)
Displays the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set for an interval of
seconds before declaring a silent router to be down. The default is 40 seconds.
Transit Delay (1-3600 sec)
Displays the transit delay in seconds. The default is 1 seconds.
Retransmit Interval (1-3600 sec)
Displays the retransmit interval in seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
Authentication Key
Sets the authentication key to clear the password.
MD5 Key ID (1-255)
Assigns an MD5 key to the interface.