Multi-Tech Systems RF802EW manual Routing Table, What is the purpose of the routing table?

Chapter 5 - RouteFinder Manager

Routing Table

The routing table stores the routing information so that the RF802EW knows how to route the IP packets to the proper network.

PC 1 192.168.3.9

WAN Ethernet 192.168.3.1

RF802EW-1

LAN Ethernet 192.168.5.1

WAN Ethernet 192.168.5.254

RF802EW-2

LAN Ethernet 172.168.2.254

PC 2 172.168.2.1

What is the purpose of the routing table?

In the diagram above, the RF802EW-1 has the routing information to route between 192.168.3.x and 192.168.5.x. The device does not have the information about how to route to the 172.168.2.x network. If you want the RF802EW-1 to route to 172.168.2.x, you must add the following information to the routing table:

IP:	172.168.2.0
Network:	255.255.255.0
Gateway IP:	192.168.5.254
Interface:	Ethernet (Local Network)

If you would like the RF802EW-2. to route to 192.168.3.x, enter the following routing table information into the RF802EW Routing settings:

IP:	192.168.3.0
Network:	255.255.255.0
Gateway IP:	192.168.5.1
Interface:	WAN Ethernet

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