SIEMENS 5881 Broadband Internet Router
User’s Guide
Chapter 5 Advanced Setup
Routing Table Configuration
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Routing Table Configuration
Every host has a default routing table that it uses to determine which physical interface address to use for
outgoing IP traffic. The router supports virtual routing, which allows you to define multiple routing tables for a
single host. Each routing table added has a defined range of IP source addresses that use that table. The
router determines which routing table to use based on the source address in the packet.
For example, if the router receives a packet whose source address is 192.168.254.10, it checks if that address
is within the address range defined for a virtual routing table. If it is, the virtual routing table is used to route the
packet. If it is not, the default routing table is used instead.
To configure additional routing tables:
1. Click
Routing Table Configuration
on the left navigation pane of the Router Information page. This
displays the Routing Table Configuration page.
2. From the
Interface
drop-down menu, select the interface you want to configure.
3. Click
Select
. This expands the Routing Table Configuration page.
4. Enter the subnet
Address
,
Mask
, and
Gateway
IP address associated with the routing table.
5. In
Metric
, enter the priority for the routing table. This can be a number between 1 and 15 with 1 being the
highest priority.
6. Click
Add
.
7. Click
Save
.
