Cisco Systems 2.5 Forwarding, Optional

Chapter25 Routing
Add or Edit IP Static Route
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Prefix
Enter the IP address of the destination network. For more information, refer to
Available Interface Configurations.
Prefix Mask
Enter the destination address subnet mask.
Make this the default route
Check this box to make this the default route for this router. A default route
forwards all the unknown outbound packets through this route.
Forwarding
Specify how to forward data to the destination network.
Interface
Click Interface if you want to select the interface of the router that forwards the
packet to the remote network.
IP Address
Click IP Address if you want to enter the IP Address of the next hop router that
receives and forwards the packet to the remote network.
Optional
You can optionally provide a distance metric for this route, and designate it as a
permanent route.
Distance Metric for this route
Enter the metric value that has to be entered in the routing table. Valid values are
1 through 255.
Permanent Route
Check this box to make this static route entry a permanent route. Permanent r outes
are not deleted even if the interface is shut down or the router is unable to
communicate with the next router.