Configure EIGRP filter rules

Filter rules provide granular control over EIGRP route advertisements and acceptances, allowing you to manage network traffic flow and routing table contents based on specific criteria such as interface or protocol type.

To configure EIGRP filter rules, perform these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

On the EIGRP page, click the Filter Rules tab.

Step 2

Click Add (add icon).

Step 3

In the Add Filter Rules dialog box, select the direction for the rule from the Filter Direction drop-down list:

  • Inbound: The rule filters default route information from incoming EIGRP routing updates.

  • Outbound: The rule filters default route information from outgoing EIGRP routing updates.

Step 4

Under Type, choose one of these options:

  • To select the interface to which the filtering rule applies, click Interface, and then select the interface from the Select Interface drop-down list. Select the access list from the Access List drop-down list. The list defines the networks that are to be received and suppressed in routing updates. To add a new standard access list object, click Add (add icon). For more information, refer to Configure a standard ACL object. Click OK.

    Note

    You cannot apply EIGRP filtering rules on VTI interfaces.

  • (This option is enabled only if you choose Outbound filter direction.) To select the protocol to which the filtering rule applies, click Protocol and then select BGP, RIP, Static, Connected, or OSPF from the Select Protocol drop-down list. You can specify the relevant Process ID for BGP and OSPF protocols. Click OK.

Step 5

Click Save

The EIGRP filter rule is configured and applied to control route filtering based on the specified direction, interface, protocol, and access list criteria.