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Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Configuring EIGRP
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Enable EIGRP as described in the Configuring Basic EIGRP Parameters, page 840.
DETAILED STEPS
Use the no forms of these commands to disable the feature or to return the setting to the default value.
Command Purpose
1. configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
2. interface interface-id Enter interface configuration mode, and specify
the Layer 3 interface to configure.
3. no shutdown Enable the interface if necessary. By default,
UNIs and ENIs are disabled and NNIs are
enabled.
4. ip authentication mode eigrp
autonomous-system md5
Enable MD5 authentication in IP EIGRP packets.
5. ip authentication key-chain eigrp
autonomous-system key-chain
Enable authentication of IP EIGRP packets.
6. exit Return to global configuration mode.
7. key chain name-of-chain Identify a key chain and enter key-chain
configuration mode. Match the name configured
in Step 4.
8. key number In key-chain configuration mode, identify the key
number.
9. key-string text In key-chain key configuration mode, identify the
key string.
10. accept-lifetime start-time {infinite | end-time |
duration seconds}
(Optional) Specify the time period during which
the key can be received.
The start-time and end-time syntax can be
either hh:mm:ss Month date year or hh:mm:ss
date Month year. The default is forever with the
default start-time and the earliest acceptable
date as January 1, 1993. The default end-time
and duration is infinite.
11. send-lifetime start-time {infinite
| end-time |
duration seconds}
(Optional) Specify the time period during which
the key can be sent.
The start-time and end-time syntax can be
either hh:mm:ss Month date year or hh:mm:ss
date Month year. The default is forever with the
default start-time and the earliest acceptable
date as January 1, 1993. The default end-time
and duration is infinite.
12. end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
13. show key chain Display authentication key information.
14. copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration
file.