Configuring a Summary Address for the NSSA
If you want the ABR that connects the NSSA to other areas to summarize the routes in the NSSA before translating them into type 5 LSAs and flooding them into the other areas, configure an address range summary address. The ABR creates an aggregate value based on the address range. The aggregate value becomes the address that the ABR advertises instead of advertising the individual addresses represented by the aggregate. You can configure up to 32 ranges in an OSPFv2 area.
- Enter the
configure terminalcommand to access global configuration mode. - Enter the
router ospfcommand to enter OSPF router configuration mode and enable OSPFv2 on the device. - Enter the
area nssacommand, specifying an area and a cost. - Enter the
summary-addresscommand, followed by the IP address and mask for the summary route.