ZyXEL Communications Unified Security Gateway ZyWALL 300, User Manual

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Chapter 16 Routing Protocols
ZyWALL USG 300 User’s Guide
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Type Select how OSPF calculates the cost associated with routing
information from static routes. Choices are:
Type 1
and
Type 2
.
Type 1 - cost = OSPF AS cost + external cost ( Metric )
Type 2
- cost = external cost (
Metric
); the OSPF AS cost is ignored.
Metric Type the external cost for routes provided by static routes. The metric
represents the “cost” of transmission for routing purposes. The way
this is used depends on the
Type
field. This value is usually the
average cost in the OSPF AS, and it can be between 1 and 16777214.
Area This section displays information about OSPF areas in the ZyWALL.
Add Click this to create a new OSPF area.
Edit Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen
where you can modify the entry’s settings.
Remove To remove an entry, select it and click
Remove
. The ZyWALL confirms
you want to remove it before doing so.
# This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific
area.
Area This field displays the 32-bit ID for each area in IP address format.
Type This field displays the type of area. This type is different from the
Type field above.
Authentication This field displays the default authentication method in the area.
Apply Click this button to save your changes to the ZyWALL.
Reset Click this button to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
Table 99 Configuration > Network > Routing Protocol > OSPF (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION