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Confi gure > IP Routes > RIP > Authentication keys > Key n 4.40
The RIP authentication keys are used with the “Plain password” and “MD5” RIP authentication
meth ods used by the RIP authentication method parameter on the Configure > Ethernet > ETH n
and Configure > 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.
Confirm key:
Re-enter the RIP authentication key here that you entered above, in order to confirm 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
authenti cation, and is used to look up the correct key for received packets. Valid range is 0 -
255.
Key start day:
This parameter defines 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 (defined by the Key end day, Key
end 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 defines 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 defines 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 defines 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 defined by the Key start day,
Key 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 defines 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 defines the year the key expires. A year can be entered as either 2 (e.g. 06) or 4
(e.g. 2006) digits.