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NetAtlas Enterprise Ethernet Switch Manager User’s Guide
Chapter 18 IP Configuration 168
18.2.4 Configuring a New OSPF Area
Follow the steps below to create a new OSPF area.
1 In the Device Panel list, right-click on a device.
2 Click Configuration > IP Configuration > OSPF .
3 Click Add in the OSPF Configuration pane.
Figure 118 IP Configuration: OSPF: New OSPF Setting
The following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Modify Click Modify to change the settings of the selected OSPF interface.
Delete Click Delete to remove the selected OSPF interface.
Table 87 IP Configuration: OSPF (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 88 IP Configuration: OSPF: New OSPF Setting
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Name Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for identification
purposes.
Area ID Enter a 32-bit ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal notation) that
uniquely identifies an area.
A value of
0.0.0.0 indicates that this is a backbone (also known as Area 0). You can
create only one backbone area on the switch.
Authentication Select an authentication method ( Simple or MD5 ) to activate authentication. Select
None to disable authentication.
Interface(s) and virtual interface(s) must use the same authentication method as the
associated area.
Stub Area Select this option to set the area as a stub area.
If you enter
0.0.0.0 in the Area ID field, the settings in the Stub Area fields are ignored.
No Summary Select this option to set the switch to not send/receive LSAs.