10.8.2
Interface Config
On this page, you can configure advanced parameters for the RIP.
Choose the menu
Routing→RIP→Interface Config
to load the following page.
Figure 10-31 RIP Interface Config
The following entries are displayed on this screen:
Interface Config
Select:
Select the interface for which data is to be configured.
Interface
：
Displays the Interface ID.
IP Address:
The interface IP address. You cannot change it here.
Status:
The interface RIP status (up or down) is decided by the
network status. You cannot change it here.
Send Version:
Select the version of RIP control packets the interface
should send from the pulldown menu.
RIPv1: send RIP version 1 formatted packets via
broadcast.
RIPv2: send RIP version 2 packets using multicast.
RIP-1c: send RIP version 2 packets using broadcast.
Receive Version:
Select what RIP control packets the interface will accept
from the pulldown menu.
RIPv1: accept only RIP version 1 formatted packets.
RIPv2: accept only RIP version 2 formatted packets.
Both:
accept both RIP version 1 and RIP version 2
formatted packets.
Authen Mode:
Select an authentication type.
None
: This is the initial interface state. If you select this
option from the pulldown menu no authentication
protocols will be run
Simple
: If you select 'Simple' you will be prompted to
enter an authentication key. This key will be included, in
the clear, in the RIP header of all packets sent on the
network. All routers on the network must be configured
with the same key.
MD5
: If you select 'MD5' you will be prompted to enter
both an authentication key and an authentication ID. All
routers on the network must be configured with the same
key and ID.
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