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Routing
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
10. Subnet Mask indicates the portion of the IP interface address that identifies the attached
network.
This is also referred to as the subnet/network mask.
11. Next Hop IP Address displays the outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic
to the next router (if any) in the path toward the destination.
The next router is always one of the adjacent neighbors or the IP address of the local
interface for a directly attached network.
12. Preference displays an integer value from 1 to 255.
You can specify the preference value (sometimes called administrative distance) of an
individual static route. Among routes to the same destination, the route with the lowest
preference value is the route entered into the forwarding database. By specifying the
preference of a static route, the user controls whether a static route is more or less
preferred than routes from dynamic routing protocols. The preference also controls
whether a static route is more or less preferred than other static routes to the same
destination.
13. Use Description to specify the description of this route that identifies the route.
Description must consist of alphanumeric, hyphen, or underscore characters and can be
up to 31 characters in length.
14. Click the Add button.
The static route is added to the switch.
15. To delete an existing static route entry from the switch, click the Delete button.
16. Click the Apply button.
The updated configuration is sent to the switch. Configuration changes take effect
immediately.
To refresh the screen with the latest information on the switch, click the Update button.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable data that is displayed.
Table 121. Routing Table Basic Route Configuration
Field Description
Network Address The IP route prefix for the destination.
Subnet Mask Also referred to as the subnet/network mask, this indicates the portion
of the IP interface address that identifies the attached network.
Protocol This field tells which protocol created the specified route. The
possibilities are one of the following:
• Local
• Static
Route Type This field can be Connected or Static or Dynamic based on the
protocol.