User's Manual

71D-Link DIR-869 User Manual
Section 4 - Conguration
Static Routes
The Static Routes section allows you to dene custom routes to control how data trac is
moved around your network.
In the Features menu on the bar on the top of the page, click Static Routes.
To congure IPv6 rules, click IPv6 and refer to page 72. To return to the main IPv4 static
routes page, click IPv4.
If you wish to remove a rule, click on its trash can icon in the Delete column. If you wish
to edit a rule, click on its pencil icon in the Edit column. If you wish to create a new rule,
click the Add Rules button
. Click Save when you are done. If you edit or create a rule, the
following options will appear:
Name: Enter a name for the rule.
Destination
Network:
Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route.
Mask: Enter the netmask of the route.
Gateway: Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used.
Metric: The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of using
this route. A value 1 is the lowest cost and 15 is the highest cost.
Interface: Select the interface that the IP packet must use to transit out of the
router when this route is used.
Click Apply when you are done.