D-Link xStack DGS-3400 Series, User Manual

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xStack DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Routing Table
The Switch supports only static routing for IP and IPv6 formatted addressing. Users can create up to 128 static route entries for
IPv4 and IPv6 combined. Only manually configured static routes can route IP packets, which means the local route cannot route
IP packets. For each device that is a part of the DGS-3400 network, users may only configure one IP address as a static route.
For IPv4 static routes, once a static route has been set, the Switch will send an ARP request packet to the next hop router that has
been set by the user. Once an ARP response has been retrieved by the switch from that next hop, the route becomes enabled. If a
response is not received from the next hop device after three ARP requests have been set, the configured static route will remain in
a link-down status.
The Switch also supports a floating static route, which means that the user may create an alternative static route to a different next
hop device located in the same network. This secondary next hop device route is considered as a backup static route for when the
primary static route is down. If the primary route is lost, the backup route will uplink and its status will become Active.
IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings
Entries into the Switch’s forwarding table can be made using both MAC addresses and IP addresses. Static IP forwarding is
accomplished by the entry of an IP address into the Switch’s
Static IP Routing Table . To view the following window, click
Administration > Routing Table > IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings .
Figure 6- 40. Static/Default Route Settings window
This window shows the following values:
Parameter Description
IP Address The IPv4 address of the Static/Default Route.
Subnet Mask The corresponding Subnet Mask of the IP address entered into the table.
Gateway The corresponding Gateway of the IP address entered into the table.
Metric
Represents the metric value of the IP interface entered into the table. This field may
read a number between 1-65535.
Protocol
Represents the protocol used for the Routing Table entry of the IP interface.
Backup State Represents the Backup state for which this IP interface is configured. This field may
read Primary or Backup.
Delete Click the button to delete this entry from the IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings table.
To enter an IP Interface into the Switch’s IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings window, click the Add button, revealing the
following window to configure.
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