Community

You can specify the community name that is used by the specified interface for authentication.

Community is valid for interfaces with a SUPPLY value of RIP2. The rip_community_name is a character string of 1 to 16 characters in length.

Note: The community parameter is defined in RFC 1723, Section 3.1.

If you specify the community option, then the system indicates that this interface needs authentication. The community name that is specified with the community option must match the community name sent in all RIP2 message blocks for this interface. If you do not specify the community option, then the system does not indicate any authentication for this interface.