IP Configuration: RIPv2
Configuring RIP
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• Key Password—If Te x t  was selected as the authentication type, enter the 
password to be used.
• Key Chain—If MD5 was selected as the authentication mode, enter the key 
chain to be digested. This key chain is created as described in the Key 
Management section.
• Distribute-list In —Select to configure filtering on RIP incoming routes for 
the specified IP address(es) in the Access List Name. If this field is enabled, 
select the Access List Name below:
• Access List Name—Select the Access List name (which includes a list of IP 
addresses)) of RIP incoming routes filtering for a specified IP interface. See 
Creating an Access List for a description of access lists.
• Distribute-list Out—Select to configure filtering on RIP outgoing routes for 
the specified IP address(es) in the Access List Name. If this field is enabled, 
select the Access List Name below:
• Access List Name—Select the Access List name (which includes a list of IP 
addresses)) of RIP outgoing routes filtering for a specified IP interface. See 
Creating an Access Listfor a description of access lists.
STEP  3 Click Apply. The settings are written to the Running Configuration file.
Displaying RIPv2 Statistic Counters
To view the RIP statistical counters for each IP address:
STEP 1 Click IP Configuration > RIPv2 > RIPv2 Statistics.
The following fields are displayed:
• IP Interface—IP interface defined on the Layer 2 interface.
• Bad Packets Received—Specifies the number of bad packets identified by 
RIP on the IP interface.
• Bad Routes Received—Specifies the number of bad routes received and 
identified by RIP on the IP interface. Bad routes mean that the route 
parameters are incorrect. For example, the IP destination is a Broadcast 
address, or the metric is 0 or greater than 16
• Updates Sent—Specifies the number of packets sent by RIP on the IP 
interface.