Configure BGPv4 filtering settings

Configure filtering settings to filter routes or networks received in incoming BGP updates and restrict routing information that the router learns or advertises.

Filtering settings are used to filter routes or networks received in incoming BGP updates. Filtering is used to restrict routing information that the router learns or advertises.

Before you begin

Filtering is only applicable for a BGP IPv4 routing policy.

Follow these steps to configure BGPv4 filtering settings:

Procedure

Step 1

On the Device Management page, click Routing.

Step 2

(For a virtual-router-aware device) From the virtual routers drop-down, choose the virtual router for which you are configuring BGP.

Step 3

Choose BGP > IPv4.

Step 4

Click Filtering.

Note

The Filtering field is applicable only to IPV4 settings.

Step 5

Click (add icon)Add and update the Add Filter dialog box:

  1. Access List— Choose an access control list that defines which networks are to be received and which are to be suppressed in routing updates.

  2. Direction— (Optional) Choose a direction that specifies if the filter should be applied to inbound updates or outbound updates.

  3. Protocol— (Optional) Choose the routing process for which you want to filter: None, BGP, Connected, OSPF, RIP, or Static.

  4. Process ID— (Optional) Enter the process ID for the OSPF routing protocol.

  5. Click OK.

Step 6

Click Save.

BGPv4 filtering settings are configured to filter routes or networks based on the specified access control list and filtering criteria.