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4.5.3.2 Configured Routes
Use the Configured Route Summary page to create and display static routes.
To access this page, click Routing > Router > Configured Routes.
Figure 4.280 Routing > Router > Configured Routes
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
To add a new route:
Next Hop IP
Address The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the
next router (if any) in the path towards 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.
Next Hop Interface The outgoing interface to use when forwarding traffic to the destina-
tion. For a static reject route, the next hop is Null.
Best Route Indicates whether the route is the preferred route to the network. If the
field is blank, a better route to the same network exists in the routing
table.
Refresh Click Refresh to update the screen.
Item Description
Item Description
Network Address The IP route prefix for the destination network. This IP address must
contain only the network portion of the address and not the host bits.
When adding a default route, this field is not available.
Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask (also known as the network mask or netmask)
associated with the network address. The subnet mask defines which
portion of an IP address belongs to the network prefix, and which por-
tion belongs to the host identifier. When adding a default route, this
field is not available.
Next Hop IP
Address The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the
next router (if any) in the path towards 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. When adding a static reject
route, this field is not available because the packets are dropped rather
than forwarded.
Next Hop Interface The outgoing interface to use when forwarding traffic to the destina-
tion. For a static reject route, the next hop is Null.
Preference The preference of the route. A lower preference value indicates a more
preferred route. When the routing table has more than one route to the
same network, the device selects the route with the best (lowest) route
preference.
Refresh Click Refresh to update the screen.
Add Click Add to add a new route.
Remove Click Remove to remove the selected entries.