Configuration

With this dialog you can enter both general settings and settings for each port for the routing information protocol.

General settings

Tab. Recommendation for setting the update interval.

Update interval

Maximum number of routes

1 s

250

5 s

600

10 s

1,000


Settings per port

Tab. RIP configuration table

Parameters

Meaning

Port

Port of the module of the Switch

VLAN ID

VLAN membership of the port. Default value: -

Admin Status

Switch the RIP function at this port on and off. Default value: not selected

Send Version

RIP version that the router uses at this port to send RIP information.
Default value: ripVersion2
– doNotSend: RIP does not send any routing information.
– ripVersion1: RIP sends information with version 1 as a broadcast.
– rip1Compatible: RIP sends information with version 2 as a broadcast.
– ripVersion2: RIP sends information with version 2 as a multicast.

Receive Version

RIP version that the Switch accepts on the receiver side.
Default value: rip1OrRip2
– rip1: RIP accepts RIP V1 packets.
– rip2: RIP accepts RIP V2 packets.
– rip1OrRip2: RIP accepts RIP V1 and V2 packets.
– doNotReceive: RIP does not allow RIP information to be received.

Authentication

Type of authentication used:
– “noAuthentication”: RIP information is exchanged without authentication.
– “simplePassword”: RIP information is exchanged with plain text password authentication.
– “md5”: RIP information is exchanged with password authentication, whereby the password is transferred with md5 encryption.
Default value: noAuthentication

Key

Password for authentication. For communication purposes, the port at the other end must have the same authentication settings.

Key Identifier

Password identification number for authentication. For communication purposes, the port at the other end must have the same key ID.


Buttons

Tab. Buttons (Forts.)

Button

Meaning

“Set”

Transfers the changes to the volatile memory (RAM) of the device. To permanently save the changes afterwards, you open the Basic Settings:Load/Save dialog and click “Save”.

“Reload”

Updates the fields with the values that are saved in the volatile memory (RAM) of the device.

“Help”

Opens the online help.