Chapter 8 Static Route
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8.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route
Click
Add New Static Route
in the
Static Route
screen or click the
Edit
icon next to a rule. The
following screen appears. Use this screen to configure the required information for a static route.
Figure 71
Static Route: Add/Edit
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 35
Routing: Add/Edit
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Destination IP
Address
This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is
always based on network number. If you need to specify a route to a single host, use a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask field to force the network number
to be identical to the host ID.
IP Subnet Mask
Enter the IP subnet mask here.
Gateway IP
Address
You can decide if you want to forward packets to a gateway IP address or a bound
interface.
If you want to configure
Gateway IP Address
, enter the IP address of the next-hop
gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same network segment as the
device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations.
Bound Interface
You can decide if you want to forward packets to a gateway IP address or a bound
interface.
If you want to configure
Bound Interface
, select the check box and choose an
interface through which the traffic is sent. You must have the WAN interfaces already
configured in the
Broadband
screen.
Metric
Enter the “cost” of transmission for routing purposes. IP routing uses hop count as the
measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly-connected networks.
OK
Click this to save your changes.
Cancel
Click this to exit this screen without saving.
