Specifications

Process Overview: Routing Protocol Configuration
Configuring OSPF
13-46 Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide
13.1.2.14 area range
Use this command to define the range of addresses to be used by Area Border Routers (ABRs) when
they communicate routes to other areas.
area area-id range ip_address ip_mask
Syntax Description
Command Syntax of the “no” Form
The “no” form of this command stops the routes from being summarized:
no area area-id range ip_address ip_mask
Command Type
Router command.
Command Mode
Router configuration: Matrix>Router(config-router)#
Command Defaults
None.
Example
This example shows how to define the address range as 172.16.0.0/16 for summarized routes
communicated at the boundary of area 0.0.0.0:
area-id Specifies the area at the boundary of which routes are to be
summarized.
ip_address Specifies the common prefix of the summarized networks.
ip_mask Specifies the length of the common prefix.
Matrix>Router(config)#router ospf 1
Matrix>Router(config-router)#area 0.0.0.0 range 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0