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Route Configuration
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Route Configuration
The ROUTE pages are used to configure either static routing entries, or to enable or
disable dynamic routing, or to enable policy routing on the LAN and WAN interfaces.
Static Routing
The Gateway can dynamically configure routes to other network segments using
RIP. However, static routes can also be manually entered in the routing table. Static
routes may be required to access network segments where dynamic routing is not
supported, or can be set to force the use of a specific route to a subnet, rather than
using dynamic routing. Static routes do not automatically change in response to
changes in network topology, so only configure a small number of stable routes to
ensure network accessibility.
Click ROUTE, Static Routing. Enable the static route table, enter the destination
network, the network mask, the gateway device, and click Apply.
Figure 5-30 Static Routing
Field Attributes
• Route – Enables the static routing table.
• Destination Net – IP address of the destination network, subnetwork, or host.
• Netmask – Network mask for the associated IP subnet. This mask identifies the
host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.
• Gateway – IP address of the next router hop used for this route.