D-Link DES-3326 - Manual (Page 126)

DES-3326 Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Setup OSPF
Highlight Setup OSPF from the Setup Layer 3 - IP Networking menu and press Enter to access the
Setup OSPF menu.
Figure 6-44. Setup OSPF menu
Each menu item is explained as follows:
• OSPF Area Setting – Allows the configuration of sub-domains called OSPF areas and the
designating them as either Normal or Stub areas. Normal areas allow the advertisement of
external routes and stub areas do not.
• OSPF Interface Configuration – Allows the entry of OSPF Interfaces that correspond to IP
interfaces defined previously on the switch.
• Virtual Interface Configuration – Allows the definition of areas that allow links with outside
routers to access the OSPF backbone.
• Area Aggregation Configuration – Allows OSPF areas to be represented by their network-
number (network address) and subnet mask. In addition, the type of Link-State Database
advertisements can be specified for each area.
On the Setup OSPF menu itself, an OSPF Router ID for the switch is entered. This is a 32-bit number
(in the form of an IP address) that uniquely identifies the switch as an OSPF router on the network.
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