Area range is configured to consolidate and summarize routes at an area boundary.
SEFOS# configure terminal SEFOS(config)# router ospf
SEFOS(config-router)# router-id 10.10.2.1
SEFOS(config-router)# network 10.4.0.1 area 0.0.0.0 SEFOS(config-router)# network 10.10.2.1 area 0.0.0.6
SEFOS(config-router)# area 0.0.0.6 range 10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0 summary