SonicOS 7.1 System

Table of Contents

General Settings

To enable Dynamic Routing General Settings

  1. Navigate to NETWORK | System > Dynamic Routing | Settings tab.

  2. Enable and confirm Advanced Routing Mode. Click the OSPFv2 tab. Click the Edit OSPFv2 Configuration icon for the Interface Configuration with the relevant Routes or Networks to be distributed.

  3. In the dialog that appears, set OSPFv2 to Enabled and input the following information: Dead Interval, Hello Interval, and OSPF Area. This information must match across all firewalls or the routes and networks are not distributed correctly.

  4. Click Save.

  5. Each firewall must also have a unique Router ID, which is typically the interface IP address. However, you can set it to any local, unused IP address.

  6. Navigate to NETWORK | System > Dynamic Routing and then click on the Settings icon in the top banner to enter all that information.

  7. Set the ABR Type to Cisco.

  8. Finally, select which, if any, of the relevant options will be redistributed: Static Routes, Connected Networks, RIP Routes, and Remote VPN Networks.

After the configuration is complete on all the area devices, you can set the metric for routes learned through the advanced routing protocols. To do so, edit the Apply the following metric to default routes received from Advanced Routing protocols field. The default value is 110.

After everything is configured, you will see OSPF Neighbor Status on NETWORK | System > Dynamic Routing | OSPFv2. A green bubble indicates that the neighbors are able to communicate, a red bubble indicates a failure. You can check the firewall's Logs under DEVICE | Log > Settings > Network > Advanced Routing for more information about failed peering.