EKI-9500 Series User Manual
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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 4.283 Routing > Router > Configured Routes
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
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.