DGS-3630 Series Layer 3 Stackable Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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Parameter Description
feature is used only with ABRs. It is used to consolidate or summarize routes for
an area. The result is that a single summary route is advertised to other areas by
the ABR. Routing information is condensed at area boundaries. External to the
area, a single route is advertised for each address range.
Stub
Select this option to define an area as a Stub area.
Area Range IPv6 Prefix
After selecting the Range option, enter the OSPF area range IPv6 prefix and
prefix length here.
Advertise
After selecting the Range option, select the advertise option here. Options to
choose from are Advertise and No-Advertise.
• Advertise - Specifies to advertise and generate a Type-3 summary LSA for
the specified address range.
• No-Advertise - Specifies to set the status to Do-Not-Advertise for the
specified address range. The Type-3 summary LSA is suppressed, and the
component networks remain hidden from other networks.
Metric
After selecting the Stub option, enter the stub area metric value here. The range
is from 0 to 65535. Select the Default Metric option use the default metric value
for this area, which is 1. Select the No-Summary option to prevent an ABR from
sending summary LSAs into the stub area.
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.
The fields that can be configured in OSPFv3 Area Table are described below:
Parameter Description
Process ID
Enter the process ID of the OSPF area used here. The range is from 1 to 65535.
Click the Find button to locate a specific entry based on the information entered.
Click the Process ID link (1) to access and configure the specified OSPFv3 process.
Click the Delete button to delete the specified entry.
Enter a page number and click the Go button to navigate to a specific page when multiple pages exist.
After clicking a Stub area the Process ID link (1) in the table, the following page will appear.
Figure 6-83 OSPFv3 Area Settings (Process ID, Stub) Window
Click the OK button to close the window and return to the previous window.