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Chapter 14: Configuring OSPF on the SSR
The OSPF Area Definition panel appears.
Figure 165. OSPF Area Definition panel
7. Create an area by either selecting the Backbone option to add the backbone area or
selecting the Other option and then entering an ID number in the Area ID box.
8. Specify whether the area you are adding is a stub by selecting the appropriate option.
If you select Stub , specify the cost to be used to inject a default route into the area. To
do so, enter a number from 0 to 65535 in the Cost box that appears after you select the
Stub option.
9. Click Next . In the panel that appears, specify whether you want to associate a
network range with the area by selecting the appropriate option. Click Next .
Network ranges are used for summarization. Intra-area link-state advertisements that
fall within the specified ranges are not advertised into other areas as inter-area routes.
Instead, the specified ranges are advertised as summary network link-state
advertisements.