# Configuring OSPF interface metrics

Use the following procedure to configure OSPF interface metrics.

## Prerequisites

- Install the Advanced License.

- Enable IP routing globally on the switch.

- Assign an IP address to the VLAN that you want to enable with OSPF.

  Routing is automatically enabled on the VLAN when you assign an IP address to it.

## Procedure steps

1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click OSPF.

3. In the work area, click the If Metrics tab.

4. In the table, double-click the cell under the column heading for the parameter you want to change.

5. Select a parameter or value from the drop-down list.

6. Repeat the previous two steps until you have amended all of the parameters you want to change.

7. In the toolbar, click Apply.

## Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the If Metrics tab.

Field | Description
--- | ---
IpAddress | Specifies the IP address of the interface.
TOS | Specifies the Type of Service associated with the metric.
Value | Specifies the value advertised to other areas that indicates the distance from the OSPF router to any network in the range. This field is an integer value between 0 and 65535.
Status | Displays the status of the entry; Active or Not Active. This field is read-only.