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 Others
Details of the above items are not described in the section. We just want to remind you that your network
requirements must be satisfied when you choose the routing protocols.
(2) IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) is used for network targets in an autonomous system. All IP IGRPs
must be connected with networks when they are started up. Each routing process monitors the update
message from other routing devices in the network and broadcasts its routing message in the network at the
same time. GP3616 Series SWITCH supports following internal routable protocols:
RIP
OSPF
(3) EGRP
Exterior Gateway Routing Protocol (EGRP) is used to exchange routing information between different
autonomous systems. Neighbors to exchange routes, reachable network and local autonomous system
number generally need to be configured. GP3616 Series SWITCH does not support external routable protocols
at present:
51.2 Configuring IP Address Task List
An essential and mandatory requirement for IP configuration is to configure the IP address on the network
interface of the routing SWITCH. Only in this case can the network interface be activated, and the IP address
can communicate with other systems. At the same time, you need to confirm the IP network mask.
To configure the IP addressing, you need to finish the following tasks, among which the first task is mandatory
and others are optional.
For creating IP addressing in the network, refer to section “IP Addressing Example.”
IP address configuration task list:
 Configuring IP address at the network interface
 Configuring multiple IP addresses at the network interface
 Configuring Address Resolution
 Configuring broadcast packet processing
 Detecting and maintaining IP addressing
51.3 Configuring IP Address
51.3.1 Configuring IP Address at the Network Interface
The IP address determines the destination where the IP message is sent to. Some IP special addresses are
reserved and they cannot be used as the host IP address or network address. Table 1 lists the range of IP
addresses, reserved IP addresses and available IP addresses.
Type
Address or Range Status
A 0.0.0.0 Reserved