User Manual

OSPF and OSPFv3
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
Configure the OSPF Virtual Link
 To configure the OSPF virtual link:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
The web management interface menu displays.
7. Select Routing > OSPF > Advanced > Virtual Link Configuration.
LSA Type The format and function of the link state advertisement. LSA Type is
one of the following:
• Area Opaque
• AS Opaque
• Link Opaque
LS ID The link state ID identifies the piece of the routing domain that is being
described by the advertisement. The value of the LS ID depends on the
advertisement's LS type.
Age The time since the link state advertisement was first originated, in
seconds.
Sequence The sequence number field is a signed 32-bit integer. It is used to
detect old and duplicate link state advertisements. The larger the
sequence number, the more recent the advertisement.
Checksum The checksum is used to detect data corruption of an advertisement.
This corruption can occur while an advertisement is being flooded, or
while it is being held in a router's memory. This field is the checksum of
the complete contents of the advertisement, except the LS age field.
Table 154. OSPF AS Opaque Link State Database Table (continued)
Field Description