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User Manual for NRSW version 4.5.0.100
5.4.8. BGP
The BGP tab allows to set up peerings of the NetModule router with other Border Gateway Protocol
enabled routers.
Parameter BGP General Settings
BGP status Specifies whether the BGP routing protocol is active
AS number The number of the autonomous system to which the NetModule router
belongs (1-4294967295)
Redistribute connected
routes
Redistribute routes to networks which are directly connected to the
NetModule router
Redistribute local routes Redistribute routes from the NetModule router’s own routing table
Redistribute OSPF routes Redistribute routes learned via the OSPF routing protocol
Disable BGP when VRRP
slave
Disables the BGP protocol when the router is set to slave mode by
the VRRP redundancy protocol
The neighbors tab is used to configure all the BGP routers to peer with.
Parameter BGP Neighbors
IP address IP address of the peer router
As number Autonomous system number of the peer router (1-4294967295)
Password Password for authentication with the peer router. If left blank authen-
tication is disabled.
Multihop Allow multiple hops between this router and the peer router instead of
requiring the peer to be directly connected.
The Networks tab allows to add IP network prefixes that shall be distributed via BGP in addition to the
networks that are redistributed from other sources as defined on the general tab.
Parameter BGP Networks
Prefix Prefix of the network to be distributed
Prefix length Length of the prefix to be distributed
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