OSPF Interface Parameters

The OSPF Parameters window displays the following details:

• IP Address — The IP address of this OSPF interface.

• Area ID — The IP address of the area.

• If Type — The interface type, such as Broadcast.

• If State — The OSPF interface state:

• Down — The OSPF interface is down.

• Loopback — The OSPF interface is in the Loopback state.

• Waiting — The OSPF interface is currently waiting.

• Point to Point — The OSPF interface is in the point to point state.

• Designated Router — The OSPF interface is the designated router.

• Backup Designated Router — The OSPF interface is the backup designated router.

• Other Designated Router — Other routers are the designated and backup routers.

• Designated Router — The IP address of the designated router.

• Backup Designated Router — The IP address of the backup designated router.

Edit OSPF Interface Parameter Fields

To edit RIP Interface Parameter fields:

1. Select an entry in the table.

2. Click  . The OSPF Interface Table Edit window is displayed.

The OSPF Interface Table Edit window has the following additional fields:

• Admin Status — The administrative status of the OSPF in the router. Enabled means that the OSPF process is active on at least one interface. Disabled means the process is not active on any interface.

• Priority — The priority of this interface. The value 0 means that this router is not eligible to become the designated router on the current network. If more than one router has the same priority, the router ID is used.

• Hello Interval — The amount of seconds between Hello packets. All routers attached to a common network must have the same Hello Interval.

• Time Before Declare Router Dead — The number of seconds a router Hello packets have not been detected, before the router neighbors declare the router to be down. The value must be multiple of the Hello Interval value. All routers attached to a common network must have a value specified for this parameter.

• Interface Authentication Key — The interface authentication key.

• Authentication Type — The interface authentication type.

• Metric Value — The metric for this type of service on the interface.

3. Edit the selected table entry fields and click  . The OSPF Interface Table window is displayed.

4. Click  . When the Status field displays “Finished!”, the fields are confirmed as modified.