User’s Guide
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Interface
2. Enter the following data:
•
Destination IP Address
- The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or
host to which you want to assign a static route.
•
Subnet Mask
- The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the
network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
•
Gateway
- This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between
the Router and the network or host.
3. Depending on where the Destination IP Address is located, select
LAN & Wireless
or
Internet (WAN)
from the
Interface
drop-down menu.
4. To save your changes, click the
Apply
button. To cancel your unsaved changes, click
the
Cancel
button.
For additional static routes, repeat steps 1-4.
Delete This Entry
To delete a static route entry:
1. From the
Static Routing
drop-down list, select the entry number of the static route.
2. Click the
Delete This Entry
button.
3. To save a deletion, click the
Apply
button. To cancel a deletion, click the
Cancel
button.
Show Routing Table
Click the
Show Routing Table
button to view all of the valid route entries in use. The
Destination IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface will be displayed for each
entry. Click the
Refresh
button to refresh the data displayed.
•
Destination LAN IP
- The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to
which the static route is assigned.
•
Subnet Mask
- The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the
network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
•
Gateway
- This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between
the Router and the network or host.
•
Interface
- This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the
LAN &
Wireless
(internal wired and wireless networks), the
WAN
(Internet), or
Loopback
(a
dummy network in which one PC acts like a network— necessary for certain software
programs).
* Click
Apply
to save your settings.
