Reference Guide for the Model RM356 Modem Router
TCP/IP Configuration 7-5
When you complete the menu, press [Enter] at the Press ENTER to Confirm... prompt to save your selections, or press [Esc] at any time to cancel your selections.Table 7- 3 lists and describes the fields for Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route.
Table7-3. Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields
Field Description
Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route for identification purposes onl y.
Active This field allows you to activate or deactivate this static route.
Destination IP Address This field specifies the IP network address of the final destination. Routin
g
is
always based on network number. If you need to specify a route to a sin
g
le
host, use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask fiel d to for ce
the network number to be identical to the host ID.
IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this destination. For more information about
settin
g
IP subnet masks, see “Subnet Addressin
g
” on pa
g
e1-9.
Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the
g
ateway. The
g
ateway is an immediate nei
g
hbor
of the router that forwards the packet to the destination. On the LAN, the
g
ateway must be a router on the same se
g
ment as the router. Over the WAN,
the
g
ateway must be the IP address of one of the remote nodes.
Metric The Metric field represents the cost of transmission for routin
g
purposes. IP
routin
g
uses hop counts as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for
directly connected networks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for
this link. The number does not have to be precise, but it must be between 1
and 16. In practice, 2 or 3 is usually a
g
ood number.
Private This field determines if the router includes the route to this remote node in its
RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, this rou te is k ept priva te a nd not i ncluded i n a ny
RIP broadcast. If set to No, the route to this remote node is propa
g
ated to
other hosts throu
g
h RIP broadcasts.