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4. Enter the Next Hop Address. This is the address for the next-hop gateway that provides access to the target
subnet or host. The IP address of the Next Hop must be on the subnet connected to the Concentrator’s
LAN interface.
5. Enter the Metric value. This is the administrative distance to the destination. The administrative distance
is typically measured by the hop count (the number of routers) between the Concentrator and the
destination. If multiple routes exist to the same destination, the route with the lowest metric value will be
chosen as its primary route. A metric value of 0 is interpreted as the destination being reachable directly
(no intermediate routers between the Concentrator and the destination). The range of metric values for
static routes is from 0 to 15.
6. Select to either enable or disable the static route. Use the space bar to toggle between selections. If you
disable the route, the other fields on the screen will remain unchanged, allowing you to easily reactivate
the route later.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each static LAN route (up to 10 routes).
8. Select SAVE and then RETURN to return to the IP Configuration menu.
You can configure both static routes (as described above) and a default route (see
Section 4.3.1.B
) through
the Concentrator itself, and you can configure routes on a per-device basis through CSM (see the CSM
documentation) or RADIUS. A route that designates a different next hop to the same subnet with the same
metric as another route is considered “conflicting.” The Concentrator records conflicting routes in log
messages (see
Section 4.5
). Check the log for conflicting-route messages, and make changes to the routes
as necessary.
