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4.39 Confi gure > IP Routes > RIP > Authentication keys > Key n
The RIP authentication keys are used with the “Plain password” and “MD5” RIP authentication
methods used by the
RIP authentication method
parameter on the
Confi gure
>
Ethernet
>
ETH n
and
Confi gure
>
PPP
>
PPP n
>
Standard
pages.
Using the Web Page(s)
Key (Empty):
This is the RIP authentication key. Enter a string value up to 16 characters long. A current key will not
be shown.
Confi rm key:
Re-enter the RIP authentication key here that you entered above, in order to con
fi
rm the key is
correct.
Key ID (0-255):
This is the ID for the key. The ID is inserted into the RIP packet when using RIP v2 MD5
authentication, and is used to look up the correct key for received packets. Valid range is 0 - 255.
Key start day:
This parameter de
fi
nes the day of the month the key is valid from.
“Disable” means that this key should not be used.
“Now” indicates that the key will be valid up to the end date (de
fi
ned by the
Key end day
,
Key en
d
month
and
Key end year
parameters). A value of 1 - 31 is the day of the month the key is valid from,
but this value must not exceed the number of days in the
Key start month
.
Key start month:
This parameter de
fi
nes the month of the year the key is valid from. “None” means that this key should
not be used. Otherwise, select the month of the year from the drop-down list.
Key start year:
This parameter de
fi
nes the year the key is valid from. A year can be entered as either 2 (e.g. 06) or 4
(e.g. 2006) digits.
Key end day:
This parameter de
fi
nes the day of the month the key expires.
“Disable” means that this key should not be used.
“Never” indicates that the key never expires (a valid start date de
fi
ned by the
Key start day
,
Ke
y
start month
and
Key start year
parameters must be entered). A value of 1 - 31 is the day of the
month the key expires, but this value must not exceed the number of days in the
Key end month
.
Key end month:
This parameter de
fi
nes the month of the year the key expires. “None” means that this key should not
be used. Otherwise, select the month of the year from the drop-down list.
Key end year:
This parameter de
fi
nes the year the key expires. A year can be entered as either 2 (e.g. 06) or 4
(e.g. 2006) digits.
