D-Link DGS-1520 User Manual - Page 276

DGS-1520 Series Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide Enter a page number and click the Go button to navigate to a specific page when multiple pages exist. OSPFv3 Area Settings This window is used to display and configure the OSPFv3 area settings. To view the following window, click L3 Features > OSPF > OSPFv3 > OSPFv3 Area Settings, as shown below: Figure 6-57 OSPFv3 Area Settings Window The fields that can be configured in OSPFv3 Area Settings are described below: Parameter Process ID OSPF Area ID Range Area Range IPv6 Prefix Advertise Stub Metric Description Enter the process ID of the OSPF area used here. The range is from 1 to 65535. Enter the OSPF area ID used here. It can be specified as an IPv4 address. Select this option to consolidate and summarize routes at an area boundary. This 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. After selecting the Range option, enter the OSPF area range IPv6 prefix and prefix length here. After selecting the Range option, select the advertise option here. Options to choose from are: • Advertise - Specifies to advertise and generate an inter-area prefix LSA for the specified address range. • No Advertise - Specifies to set the status to Do-Not-Advertise for the specified address range. The inter-area prefix LSA is suppressed, and the component networks remain hidden from other networks. Select this option to define an area as a Stub area. After selecting the Stub option, enter the stub area metric value here. The range is from 0 to 65535. 266