Dynamic Routing (RIP)

Enabling RIP listening / advertising

Enabling RIP2 authentication

RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a protocol for exchange of routing information among gateways (routers) and hosts.

RIP is also used to advertise routes that the IOCOMM knows about.

Enabling RIP listening / advertising

To enable RIP:

1. On the IOCOMM Main menu page select Global configuration.
2. Select Dynamic routing.
3. Select one of the following options:

   
   Enable RIP listening only

   If you do not wish to advertise known routes, but would like to receive information from other routers.

   Enable RIP listening and advertising

   If you wish to advertise location details of your LAN and hosts, and also would like to receive information from other routers.

   Disable RIP

   If you do not wish to advertise or receive.

    

4. Select the type of RIP protocol to be used.

   
   RIP Version 1 only

   A simpler version needing no password for authentication.

   RIP Version 2

   A more advanced version needing a password for authentication.
   

   Select whatever is compatible with your network

    

5. If you selected RIP Version 2, enter the RIP Version 2 authentication password.
6. Select Submit.
7. Select Return to the Main menu.
8. Re-boot the IOCOMM to make the change to the RIP version effective.

Enabling RIP2 authentication

RIP Version 2 is a more advanced utility needing password authentication for security. It also imposes subnet masks that enable the unit to broadcast to a specific subnet only instead of to all parts of the system.

To enable a RIP Version 2 function, proceed as follows:

1. On the IOCOMM Main menu page select Global configuration.
2. Select Dynamic routing.
3. Select one of the following options (as in the previous section).

   Enable RIP listening only

   Enable RIP listening and advertising

   Disable RIP

4. Select RIP Version 2 as the RIP protocol to be used.
5. Enter the RIP Version 2 authentication password.
6. Select Submit.
7. Select Return to the Main menu.

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