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Re-enter the new key into this text box to allow the router to check that the two are
identical.
Key ID (MD5 only)
The value in this text box is the ID for the key. The ID is inserted into the RIP packet when
using RIP v2 MD5 authentication and is used to look up the correct key for received packets.
The valid range is 0 – 255.
Valid from now/dd,mm,yy
These two radio buttons select, between having the validity period for the key starting
immediately of allowing a start date to be defined. The starting date is specified using a
drop down list to select the start day, a drop-down list to select the start month and a text
box to enter the start year. Selecting the “Disable” option from the day and “None” from the
month means that this key should not be used. The year can be specified as either two or
four digits (e.g. 11 or 2011).
Expires Never/dd,mm,yy
These two radio buttons select between defining the end date using the drop-down lists and
text box or by setting the expiration to “Never”. The key end day is selected from the first
drop down list, selecting “Disable” means that the key should not be used. The end month is
selected from the second drop-down list, selecting “None” means that the key should not be
used. The year is entered into the text box and can be in two or four digit format.
Related CLI Commands
Entity
Instance
Parameter
Values
Equivalent Web Parameter
ripauth 0 - 9 key
Up to 16
characters
Key k
ripauth 0 – 9 keyid 0 - 255 Key ID
ripauth 0 – 9 sday 0 - 31 Valid from d,m,y
ripauth 0 – 9 smon 0 - 12 Valid from d,m,y
ripauth 0 – 9 syear 0 – 65535 Valid from d,m,y
ripauth 0 – 9 eday 0 - 31 Expires d,m,y
ripauth 0 – 9 emon 0 - 12 Expires d,m,y
ripauth 0 - 9 eyear 0 – 65535 Expires d,m,y
Interfaces
Configuration – Network > IP Routing / Forwarding > RIP> Interfaces
This section describes the parameter of Configuration – Network > IP Routing /
Forwarding > RIP> Interfaces submenu.
Ethernet / PPP / GRE
Configuration – Network > IP Routing / Forwarding > RIP> Interfaces>
Ethernet/PPP/GRE
The configuration in these three sub-menus is identical.
Send RIP advertisements on this interface
Check this box to enable rip and to reveal further configuration parameters below.