IP Configuration: RIPv2
Configuring RIP
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STEP  3 Redistribute Static Route—Select to enable this feature (described in 
Redistribution Feature. 
STEP  4 If Redistribute Static Route is enabled, select an option for the Redistribute 
Static Metric field. The following options are available:
• Default Metric—Causes RIP to use the default metric value for the 
propagated static route configuration (refer to Redistribution Feature).
• Transparent—Causes RIP to use the routing table metric as the RIP metric for 
the propagated static route configuration. This results in the following 
behavior:
- If the metric value of a static route is equal to or less than 15, this value is 
used in the RIP protocol when advertising this static route.
- If the metric value of a static route is greater than 15, the static route is not 
advertised to other routers using RIP.
• User Defined Metric—Enter the value of the metric.
STEP  5 Redistribute Connected Route—Select to enable this feature (described in 
Redistributing Static Route Configuration. 
STEP  6 If Redistribute Connected Route is enabled, select an option for the Redistribute 
Static Metric field. The following options are available:
• Default Metric—Causes RIP to use the default metric value for the 
propagated static route configuration (refer to Redistribution Feature).
• Transparent—Causes RIP to use the routing table metric as the RIP metric for 
the propagated static route configuration. This results in the following 
behavior:
- If the metric value of a static route is equal to or less than 15, this value is 
used in the RIP protocol when advertising this static route.
- If the metric value of a static route is greater than 15, the static route is not 
advertised to other routers using RIP.
• User Defined Metric—Enter the value of the metric.
STEP  7 Click Apply. The settings are written to the Running Configuration file.