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Chapter 15: Configuring BGP on the SSR
8. Specify the general BGP options for your SSR according to the following:
a. Specify an associated peer group for your SSR in the Peer Group box. You must
specify a peer group to successfully configure BGP on your SSR.
b. Select a BGP type from the Type drop-down list.
c. Specify an autonomous system for your SSR in the Autonomous System box.
This option specifies the autonomous system the router represents to this peer
group.
d. Select the protocol you wish to use for BGP from the Protocol drop-down list.
You can select OSPF , RIP , Static , or specify that the SSR is free to use any of these
protocols by selecting the any option.
e. Select the interface name or address by selecting an option from the Interface
Name/Address drop-down list.
f. Enter a BGP gateway for your SSR in the Gateway box. If a network is not part of
the peer group, this option specifies a router on an associated network the next
hop router for routes received from this neighbor.
Note:
You must enter a host address on a locally associated network unless the
host is using OSPF protocol.
g. Select either or both of the Generate Default Route and Retain All Routes options by
checking their respective boxes.
The Generate Default Route option specifies whether the router should generate a
default route when BGP receives a valid update from its peer. The generation of
default routes is enabled by default.
The Retain All Routes option is used to retain routes learned from a peer, even if the
routes' autonomous system paths contain exported autonomous system numbers
for this SSR.
9. Click the Options tab.