User`s manual

EDS-828 Series Featured Functions

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Auth Key Authentication key means the clear-

text password when using

“Simple” method of the authentication type or MD5 encrypted

password when using MD5 of authentication type.

N/A

MD5 Key ID MD5 authentication provides higher security than plain text

authentication. This method uses the MD5 to calculate a hash

value from the contents of the OSPF packet and the

authentication key. This hash value is transmitted in the

packet, along with a key ID.

Metric Manually set Metric / Cost of OSPF. 1

OSPF Interface Table

Shows the current OSPF interface table in a list.

Area ID, Area Type, Metric

Setting Description Factory Default

Area ID Define the areas that this L3 switch/router connects to. 0.0.0.0

Area Type Define the area type, Stub Area or NSSA. Normal

Metric Define the metric value. 0

OSPF Virtual Link Settings

All areas in an OSPF autonomous system must be physically connected to the backbone area (Area 0.0.0.0).

However, this is impossible in some cases. For those cases, users can create a virtual link to connect to the

backbone through a non-backbone area and also use virtual links to connect two parts of a partitioned

backbone through a non-backbone area.

OSPF Virtual Link Entry

Configuration details

Setting Description Factory Default

Transit Area ID Define the areas that this L3 switch/router connects to. N/A

Neighbor Router ID Define the neighbor L3 switch/route’s ID. N/A

OSPF Virtual Link Table

Shows the current OSPF virtual link table.