Override interface configuration

You can override default interface configurations of OSPF from this page.

  1. Go to Routing > OSPF and click Select interface in the Override interface configuration section.
  2. Enter interface configuration details.
    Interface
    Select the interface to be configured for OSPF.
    Hello interval
    Specify the time interval after which the interface sends hello packet to the neighbor router.
    Default: 10 seconds
    Acceptable range: 1 to 65353 seconds
    Dead interval
    Specify the time interval after which the interface is declared as dead.
    Default: 40 seconds
    Acceptable range: 1 to 65353 seconds
    Retransmit interval
    Specify the time interval for retransmitting the link state advertisements (LSA) to the interface’s neighbor.
    Default: 5 seconds
    Acceptable range: 3 to 65353 seconds
    Transmit delay
    Specify the time in seconds needed to transmit a link state update packet to the interface.
    Default: 1 second
    Acceptable range: 1 to 65353 seconds
    Interface cost
    Specify the interface cost.
    You can either provide the interface cost automatically by selecting Auto or specify it manually.
    Acceptable range: 1 to 65353 seconds
    Authentication
    Select the type of authentication for authenticating the OSPF packets.
    Available options: Text - If Text is selected, provide a password for authentication. MD5 - If MD5 is selected, provide a key ID and a key. Key ID can be from 0 to 255.
    Router priority
    Specify priority for a router.
    Default: 1
    Acceptable range: 0 to 255
  3. Click Save.