User`s manual

Configuring IP Routing

The Switch delivers full Layer 3 IP wire-speed routing that is easy to configure. The basic steps are:

create a routing interface

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assign an IP address to the interface●

implement a dynamic routing protocol, if desired●

Creating a routing interface

You create a routing interface by placing one or more physical ports on the Switch into a port-based VLAN and

then assigning an IP address to that VLAN.

Static routes

When you create a routing interface, you have automatically added a static route to the Switch's routing table. To

remove this route, you simply delete the routing interface. Static routes are never aged out of the routing table.

The routing table

The routing table is a list of all routes known to the Switch. It includes all static routes created when a routing

interface is created and the dynamic routes maintained through dynamic routing protocols.

Dynamic Routing Protocols

This Switch can also be configured to use standard routing protocols—RIP1, RIP2, OSPF—to calculate paths

through the rest of the network. It can be deployed on any network regardless of routing protocols already in use.

For step-by-step instructions, see:

Creating a Routing Interface - Command Line●

Creating a Routing Interface - Console●

Creating a Routing Interface - Web●

To implement RIP or OSPF, see:

Configuring RIP - Command Line●

Configuring RIP - Web●

OSPF Configuration Basics●

For background information on how the Switch handles routing, see:

Routing●