Reference Guide
authentication-
key [
encryption-
type
]
key
|
message-digest-
key
keyid
md5
[
encryption-type
]
key
(OPTIONAL) Choose between two authentication methods:
• Enter the keywords authentication-key to enable
simple authentication followed by an alphanumeric string up
to eight characters long. Optionally, for the encryption-
type
variable, enter the number seven before entering the
key string to indicate that an encrypted password will
follow.
• Enter the keywords message-digest-key followed by a
number from 1 to 255 as the keyid. After the keyid, enter
the keyword md5 followed by the key. The key is an
alphanumeric string up to 16 characters long. Optionally, for
the
encryption-type variable, enter the number seven
before entering the key string to indicate that an encrypted
password will follow.
dead-interval
seconds
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords dead-interval followed by a
number as the number of seconds for the interval. The range is 1 to
8192. The default is
40 seconds.
hello-interval
seconds
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords hello-interval followed by the
number of seconds for the interval. The range is 1 to 8192. The default
is 10 seconds.
retransmit-
interval
seconds
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords retransmit-interval
followed by the number of seconds for the interval. The range is 1 to
8192. The default is 5 seconds.
transmit-delay
seconds
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords transmit-delay followed by the
number of seconds for the interval. The range is 1 to 8192. The default
is 1 second.
Defaults
• dead-interval seconds = 40 seconds
• hello-interval seconds = 10 seconds
• retransmit-interval seconds = 5 seconds
• transmit-delay seconds = 1 second
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
Version 8.3.12.0 Deprecated command on the S4810.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Added support for the Multi-Process OSPF.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.1
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
All OSPF areas must be connected to a backbone area (usually Area 0). Virtual links connect
broken or discontiguous areas.
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