Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers
Advanced Configuration of the Router 5-9
To add or edit a Static Route, select a number and click the Edit button to open the Edit Menu, shown in Figure5-4
Figure 5-4. Static Route Entry and Edit Menu
Table 5 -5 lists and describes the fields for the IP Static Route Edit menu.
Table5-5. Edit IP Static Route Fields
Field Description
Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route for identification purposes only.
Active Use this field to activate or deactivate this static route.
Destination IP Address Enter the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is always based
on network number. If you need to specify a route to a single host, use a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask field to force the
network number to be identical to the host ID.
IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this destination.
Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the gateway to the destination network. The gateway
is the next router that your router contacts in order to forward packets to the
destination. On the LAN, the gateway must be a router on the same se gment
as the router. Over the WAN, the gateway will b e th e IP a dd r ess of the router
at your ISP.