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OSPF Interface Configuration
To display the following form, go to the OSPF Interfaces Configuration form. Select an interface number,
or open the OSPF Interfaces folder and click
Add OSPF Interface.
The following table describes the OSPF Interface Configuration controls:
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OSPF Interface Configuration controls
Control Descriptions
IP Interface Identifier (1-256)
Assigns a numeric identifier to the OSPF IP interface.
Area Number (0-2)
Defines the area index used by the interface.
Enabled?
Enables or disables the OSPF interface.
Router Priority (0-255)
Displays the assigned priority value to the OSPF interfaces.
(A priority value of 255 is the highest and 1 is the lowest. A priority value of 0
specifies that the interface cannot be used as Designated Router (DR) or Backup
Designated Router (BDR).)
Output Cost (1-65535)
Displays cost set for the selected path—preferred or backup. Usually the cost is
inversely proportional to the bandwidth of the interface. Low cost indicates high
bandwidth.
Hello Interval (1-65535 sec)
Displays the interval in seconds between the
hello
packets for the interfaces.
Dead Interval (1-65535 sec)
Displays the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set for an interval of
seconds before declaring a silent router to be down.
Transit Delay (1-3600 sec)
Displays the transit delay in seconds.
