User's Manual

Conguring Advanced Settings

8.8 Routing Settings

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Netmaskt - The network mask is used in conjunction with the destination to

determine when a route is used.

Gatewayt - Enter the FiOS Router’s IP address.

Metrict - A measurement of the preference of a route. Typically, the lowest

metric is the most preferred route. If multiple routes exist to a given

destination network, the route with the lowest metric is used.

IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Multicasting

The FiOS Router provides support for IGMP multicasting. A multicast is simply a

message that is sent simultaneously to a pre-defined group of recipients. When

joining a multicast group, all messages addressed to the group will be received

by the user, much like when an email message is sent to a mailing list. To

activate IGMP multicasting:

Select 1. Routing in the Advanced screen.

Activate the “Internet Group Management Protocol” check-box. 2.

Click 3. Apply.

Domain Routing

Domain routing is used in multi-router local network configurations. Normally,

to access a device connected to one router from another router on the network,

its IP address must be used. Activating domain routing (by clicking in the

appropriate check box) allows the user access to the computer by name (as well

as IP address).