RIP Protocol Module Parameter


RIP Mode:
Auto Route Summary:



RIP - Interface Status
If. RIP Mode RIP Ver. Authen_Mode Poison Reverse Authen_Code
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RIP Protocol Module Parameter

This section deals with a most commonly used interior routing protocol, RIP (Routing Information Protocol) for dynamic routing. Compared with static routing, the Router dynamically determines the valid and shortest routes for outgoing packets by talking to adjacent routers and informing each other how far away the networks each router is currently connected to. The Router will updates its routing table (this is where it stores information about routing paths) every 30 seconds.

RIP Mode
Choose "Enable" to enable this protocol, otherwise "Disable".

Auto Route Summary
If there are more than one routers in your local area network, then by enabling the "Auto Router Summary" field, the Router can automatically summarize the routing information with other routers in the same network, and reduces the time to search every router when determining a path.

RIP - Interface Status


RIP Mode

Choose "Enable, Disable or Silent" mode for the corresponding interface. If the Router is in "Silent Mode", it only recieves routing tables from other routers, it does not send its own routing table to others.

RIP Ver.

Version 2 is compatible with version 1, and RIP version 1 does not support authentication mechnism.

Authentication Mode

This will only work if you use RIP version 2. You can prevent your router from receiving fraudulent route updates by configuring this "Authentication Mode" field. There are two ways to do this: plain text authentication and Message Digest Algorithm Version 5 (MD5) authentication. MD5 authenticates by sending a "message digest" to its network neighbours rather than the authentication key itself. The Router uses MD5 algorithm to produce a "message digest" of the key, but the key itself is not sent, preventing it from being read while it is being transmitted. Password authentication sends the authentication key itself over the wire. Note that password authentication is not recommended for use as part of your security strategy, it is there to avoid accidental changes to the routing infrastructure.

Poison Reverse

When "Enable", this mechanism allows faster responses for routers exchanging routing information with each other in a network.

Authentication Code

Enter your authentication key here. Remember to keep the key secure.