
Configuring IP Services
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Parameter: Area Address
Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > IP > OSPF > Interfaces
Default: 0.0.0.0
Options: Any 4-octet number in dotted-decimal notation
Function: This parameter identifies the area to which this interface belongs.
Instructions: Enter the appropriate area ID in dotted-decimal notation. Area ID 0.0.0.0 is
reserved for the backbone.
MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.2.3.5.1.6
Parameter: Broadcast Type
Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > IP > OSPF > Interfaces
Default: Broadcast
Options: Broadcast
| NBMA (nonbroadcast multiaccess) | Point-to-point |
Point-to-multipoint (STD)
| Point-to-multipoint
Function: Indicates the type of network to which this interface is attached. Select
Broadcast if this network is a broadcast LAN, such as Ethernet. Select
NBMA if the network is a nonbroadcast network, such as X.25. Select
Point-to-point for a synchronous, point-to-point interface. Select
Point-to-multipoint (STD) if the network is a point-to-multipoint network. If
you want to use the Bay Networks proprietary solution for frame relay
point-to-multipoint networks, select Point-to-multipoint.
Instructions: Set this parameter to match this interface type. If you set this parameter to
NBMA, you need to configure neighbors manually.
MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.2.3.5.1.7
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