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 M4300 Series and M4300-96X Fully Managed Switches User Manual
Configure the OSPF Common Area ID
 To add or delete an area ID:
1.  Launch a web browser.
2.  In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login window opens.
3.  Enter the user name and password. 
The default admin user name is 
admin and the default admin password is blank, that is, 
do not enter a password.
4.  Click the Login button. 
The System Information page displays.
5.  Select Routing > OSPF > 
Advanced > Common 
Area Configuration. 
6.  Enter the OSPF Area ID. 
An area ID is a 32-bit integer in dotted-decimal format that uniquely identifies the area to 
which a router interface connects.
7.  Take one of the following actions:
• Click the Add
 button.
The area ID is added. 
• Click the Delete button.
The area ID is deleted.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable information that is displayed.
Table 127.  OSPF Common Area Configuration  
Field Description
External Routing A definition of the router's capabilities for the area, including whether or 
not AS-external-LSAs are flooded into/throughout the area. If the area 
is a stub area, then these are the possible options for which you can 
configure the external routing capability; otherwise, the only option is 
Import External LSAs.
•  Import External LSAs. Import and propagate external LSAs.
•  Import No LSAs. Do not import and propagate external LSAs.