Cajun P550/P880/P882 Switch User Guide
Configuring the OSPF Routing Protocol
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3. Refer to Table11-2 to configure the Add OSPF Area dialog
box parameters:
4. Click CREATE to save your changes, or CANCEL to restore
previous settings.
Creating OSPF
Areas Using the
CLI
To create OSPF areas using the CLI, enter the following command in
Configure mode:
> (configure router ospf)# area <area-id> <option>
Refer to the Cajun™ P550™/P880/P882 Command Line Interface
Reference Guide for Version 5.0 for details about this command.
Table 11-2. Add OSPF Area Dialog Box Parameters
Parameter Allows you to...
Area ID Specify the Area ID (32-bit character) for the new
area. This must be a unique ID within AS.
Note: Do not use 0.0.0.0 as an area ID.
Area Type Select the type of area. Types include:
• Non-Stub - Non-edge device/router.
• Stub - An edge device/router that does not leak
external advertisements.
• Not-so-stubby - This is still a stub area,
however, this device/router can leak some
external advertisements.
Translate 7
into 5
Select to enable or disable the translation of the NSSA
ASE Type 7 into an AS External LSA Type 5.
Stub Metric Specify the stub area default summary cost metric.
(Default is 1).
Type 3 ASE
Filter
Select to enable or disable the Type 3 summary LSA
filter for Stub and NSSA only.