D-Link DWC-1000

D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 181
Section 5 - Advanced Network Conguration
RIP
Dynamic routing using the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) that is
common in LANs. With RIP, this controller can exchange routing information with other supported routers/
controllers in the LAN and allow for dynamic adjustment of routing tables in order to adapt to modications in
the LAN without interrupting trac ow.
Path: Network > Routing > RIP
To congure RIP:
1. Click Network > Routing > RIP.
2. Complete the elds in the table below and click Save.
Field Description
Direction
The RIP direction will dene how this controller sends and receives RIP packets. Select
one of the following:
• Both: The controller both broadcasts its routing table and also processes RIP infor-
mation received from other controllers. This is the recommended setting in order to
fully utilize RIP capabilities.
• Out Only: The controller broadcasts its routing table periodically but does not ac-
cept RIP information from other controllers.
• In Only: The controller accepts RIP information from other controllers, but does not
broadcast its routing table.
• None: The controller neither broadcasts its route table nor does it accept any RIP
packets from other controllers. This eectively disables RIP.
Version
The RIP version is dependent on the RIP support of other routing devices in the LAN.
• Disabled: This is the setting when RIP is disabled.
• RIP-1: A class-based routing version that does not include subnet information. This
is the most commonly supported version.
• RIP-2: Includes all the functionality of RIPv1 plus it supports subnet information.
Though the data is sent in RIP-2 format for both RIP-2B and RIP-2M, the mode in
which packets are sent is dierent. RIP-2B broadcasts data in the entire subnet,
while RIP-2M sends data to multicast addresses.
Note: If RIP-2B or RIP-2M is the selected version, authentication between this controller and
other controllers (congured with the same RIP version) is required. MD5 authentication is used
in a rst/second key exchange process. The authentication key validity lifetimes are congurable
to ensure that the routing information exchange is with current and supported controllers
detected on the LAN.
Save Click Save to save your settings.