Specifications

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1. Select the RIP Type from the pull-down menu to be one of the following values.
2. Select a routing direction from the RIP Direction drop-down menu. Both (for both directions), Rx only
(receive only), and TX only (transmit only) are available options.
3. If RIP v2 or RIP v2 (v1 compat) is the selected RIP type, the RIP v2 Authentication area of the screen
becomes active. Select the type of authentication to use from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
Available options are:
4. If the Simple authentication method is selected, specify a password of up to 15 alphanumeric characters
in the Password (Simple Authentication) field.
5. If the MD5 authentication method is selected, fill in the Key #1 and Key #2 fields. Type in any numeric
value between 0 and 256 into the MD5 ID field. Type in any string consisting of 16 alphanumeric
characters into the MD5 Auth Key field.
6. Click the Ok button to return to the Routing screen.
No RIP Depending on the RIP Direction setting, the No RIP option partially or completely disal-
lows the switch’s router from exchanging routing information with other routers. Routing
information may not be appropriate to share, for example, if the switch manages a private
LAN.
RIP v1 RIP version 1 is a mature, stable, and widely supported protocol. It is well suited for use in
stub networks and in small autonomous systems that do not have enough redundant paths
to warrant the overhead of a more sophisticated protocol.
RIP v2 (v1
compat)
RIP version 2 (compatible with version 1) is an extension of RIP v1’s capabilities, but it is still
compatible with RIP version 1. RIP version 2 increases the amount of packet information to
provide a simple authentication mechanism to secure table updates.
RIP v2 RIP version 2 enables the use of a simple authentication mechanism to secure table
updates. More importantly, RIP version 2 supports subnet masks, a critical feature that is not
available in RIP version 1. This selection is not compatible with RIP version 1 support.
None This option disables the RIP authentication.
Simple This option enable RIP version 2’s simple authentication mechanism.
This setting activates the Password (Simple Authentication) field.
MD5 This option enables the MD5 algorithm for data verification. MD5 takes as input a mes-
sage of arbitrary length and produces a 128-bit fingerprint. The MD5 algorithm is
intended for digital signature applications, in which a large file must be compressed in a
secure manner before being encrypted with a private (secret) key under a public-key cryp-
tographic system. The MD5 setting activates the RIP v2 Authentication settings for
keys (below).