Area Aggregate tab
Use the Area Aggr. (Area Aggregate) tab to view and insert OSPF area ranges.
To open the Area Aggr. tab:
- From the Device Manager main menu, choose IP Routing > OSPF
| The OSPF dialog box opens with the General tab displayed. |
- Click the Area Aggr. tab.
| The Area Aggr. tab opens. |
The table below describes the OSPF, Area Aggr. tab items.
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AreaID
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The area in which the address would be found.
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LsdbType
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One of the following:
- summaryLink--generate aggregated summary
- nssaExternalLink--generate aggregated NSSA external link
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Net
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Network IP address for the area range.
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Mask
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Network mask for the area range.
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Effect
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One of the following:
- advertiseMatching--advertise the aggregate summary LSA with same LSID.
- doNotAdvertisematching--suppress all networks that fall within the entire range.
- advertiseDoNotAggregate--advertise individual networks.
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AdvertiseMetric
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Used to specify a metric for a Summary LSA (type 3) generated by OSPF through an area range. If this metric is set to 0. OSPF uses the cost to the farthest point in the networks being summarized as the metric.
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See also
