D-Link xStack DGS-3600 Series User Manual - page 201
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
To remove an Area ID configuration set, simply click
in the Delete
column for the configuration.
To change an existing set in the list, type the Area ID of the set you want to change, make the changes and click the
Add/Modify
button. The modified OSPF area ID will appear in the table.
Figure 8- 43. OSPF Area Settings example window
See the parameter descriptions below for information on the
OSPF Area ID Settings
window.
The
Area ID
settings are as follows:
Parameter
Description
Area ID
A 32-bit number in the form of an IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that uniquely identifies the
OSPF area in the OSPF domain.
Type
This field can be toggled between
Normal
,
Stub
and
NSSA
using the pull down menu. When it
is toggled to
Stub
, the additional field Stub Summary
,
will then be capable to be configured.
Choosing NSSA allows the NSSA Summary field and the Translate field to be configured.
Stub Summary
Displays whether or not the selected Area will allow Summary Link-State Advertisements
(Summary LSAs) to be imported into the area from other areas.
NSSA Summary
Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the importing of OSPF summary routes into the
NSSA as Type-3 summary LSAs. The default is
Disabled
. This field can only be configured if
NSSA is chosen in the Type field.
Translate
Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the translating of Type-7 LSAs into Type-5
LSAs, so that they can be distributed outside of the NSSA. The default is
Disabled
. This field
can only be configured if NSSA is chosen in the Type field.
Metric
Displays the default cost for the route to the stub of between
0
and
65,535
. The default is
1
.
For NSSA areas, the metric field determines the cost of traffic entering the NSSA area.
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