BIRD v2 tab
NOTE
"(Inactive)" is a suffix that is added to the name of the BIRD v2 tab when version 2 of BIRD has not been enabled in the General tab.
Screen description
This screen has been designed to facilitate migration from BIRD v1 to BIRD v2.
It consists of three sections:
- In the upper left part of the screen: the BIRD v2 configuration input window, its toolbar and the configuration verification button;
- In the upper right part of the screen: the window displaying the BIRD v1 configuration;
- In the lower part of the screen: the configuration verification console.
BIRD v2 configuration input window
In this window, changes can be made to the configuration of the BIRD dynamic routing engine.
| Verify configuration |
By clicking on this button, you will launch a process to verify the configuration: if there are syntax errors, they will be listed in the verification console (error line and column). This verification operation is mandatory before changes to the configuration can be saved. |
Possible operations: toolbar
| Search |
This field can be used to look for a character string in the BIRD v2 configuration. You can choose to make the search case sensitive or not by using the Aa button. |
| Aa | With this button, you can determine whether the search has to be case sensitive or not . |
| Go back to saved configuration |
If you wish to discard changes to the BIRD configuration, use this button to go back to the last version of the configuration that was saved. For optimal benefit, regularly save changes that you make to configurations (Apply button). |
| Copy to clipboard |
Use this button to copy selected text to the clipboard to paste it later in an external document, for example. |
| Go back to configuration suggested by default | Use this button to discard all changes made to the BIRD v2 configuration by restoring the lowest configuration offered on a firewall in factory settings. |
BIRD v1 (IPv4 and/or IPv6) configuration display window
When there is a BIRD v1 dynamic routing configuration on the firewall, it will appear in this window, which contains one or two tabs, depending on the IP versions configured in BIRD v1: IPv4 and/or IPv6.
The purpose of this window is to facilitate migration from BIRD v1 to BIRD v2 by allowing configuration items to be copied and pasted directly, while ensuring that no items are forgotten.
Verification console
After having clicked on the Check configuration button, the console will show the lines/columns of any syntax errors found in the BIRD v2 configuration.
Errors have to be fixed before the configuration can be saved.
Saving/Applying the configuration
Click on Apply, then Save to save the configuration: this operation can only be performed if the configuration is valid (without syntax errors).
If the BIRD v2 protocol is enabled, the saved configuration will be automatically applied.