IP Routing Protocols Window

This window appears when you choose Device > IP Routing > Protocols on the menu bar. Use it to enable IP routing by specifying:

Begin with these steps:

  1. Select the device from the Host Name list on which you are configuring IP routing.
  2. Check the IP Routing box to enable IP routing on the switch. If IP routing is disabled, you cannot configure any routing protocol.
  3. Optional: Enter a default router IP address in the Default Router IP field.

To enable RIP:

  1. Click the RIP tab.
  2. In the Available Networks list, select the address of a network and click Add. The address moves to the RIP Enabled Networks list. (To return an address to the Available Networks list, select it and click Remove.)
    To select more than one address, press Shift and click the addresses you want.
    To select all the listed addresses, click Select All.
  3. Optional: To configure advanced protocol options on a network that was in the RIP Enabled Networks list when the window opened, click Advanced. To configure advanced protocol options on a network that you just added to the RIP Enabled Networks list, click Apply and then click Advanced.
    Note: By default, the device receives either RIP Version 1 or Version 2 packets and sends all packets using Version 1. Changing this default is an advanced RIP routing option.
  4. Click OK to close the window.

To enable IGRP:

  1. Click the IGRP tab.
  2. Click Add to add a network to the t able on the tab. Then use the Add IGRP Network window.
    The new entry will contain:
  3. To delete a network, select it and click Delete.
  4. Click OK to close the window.

To enable EIGRP:

  1. Click the EIGRP tab.
  2. Click Add to add a network to the table on the tab. Then use the Add EIGRP Network window.
    The new entry will contain:
  3. To delete a network, select it and click Delete.
  4. Optional: To configure advanced protocol options on a network that was in the EIGRP Enabled Networks table when the window opened, click Advanced. To configure advanced protocol options on a network that you just added to the EIGRP Enabled Networks table, click Apply and then click Advanced.
  5. Click OK to close the window.

To enable OSPF:

  1. Click the OSPF tab.
  2. Click Add to add a network to the table on the tab. Then use the Add OSPF Network window.
    The new entry will contain:
  3. To delete a network, select it and click Delete.
  4. Optional: To configure advanced protocol options on a network that was in the OSPF Enabled Networks table when the window opened, click Advanced. To configure advanced protocol options on a network that you just added to the OSPF Enabled Networks table, click Apply and then click Advanced.
  5. Click OK to close the window.