Configuring global-level parameters

When the RIP protocol instance is created, the no shutdown command is not required because RIP is administratively enabled upon creation. Minimally, to enable RIP on a router, at least one group and one neighbor must be configured. There are no default groups or neighbors. Each group and neighbor must be explicitly configured.

Note:

Careful planning is essential to implement commands that can affect the behavior of global, group, and neighbor-levels. Because the RIP commands are hierarchical, analyze the values that can disable features on a particular level. Use the following CLI syntax to configure global-level RIP parameters:

config>router
    rip
    authentication-key [authentication-key|hash-key [hash|hash2]
    authentication-type {password | message-digest}
    check-zero {enable|disable}
    export policy-name [policy-name ...up to 5 max]
    import policy-name [policy-name ...up to 5 max]
    message-size number 
    metric-in metric
    metric-out metric
    preference number
    receive {both|none|version-1|version-2}
    send {broadcast | multicast | none | version-1| both}
    no shutdown
    split-horizon {enable | disable}
    timers update timeout flush

Example: Command usage to configure the global RIP

config>router# rip
    config>router>rip# authentication-type password
    config>router>rip# authentication-key test123
    config>router>rip# receive both
    config>router>rip# split-horizon enable
    config>router>rip# timers 300 600 600
    config>router>rip>group# exit

Example: RIP group configuration output

ALA-A>config>router>rip# info
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            authentication-type simple
            authentication-key "ac1865lvz1d" hash
            timers 300 600 600
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ALA-A>config>router>rip#