Nokia IPSO 4.0 To configure a default or static route, To setting the rank for static routes

„Normal—A normal static route is one used to forward packets for a given destination in the direction indicated by the configured router.

„Black hole—A black hole static route is a route that uses the loopback address as the next hop. This route discards packets that match the route for a given destination.

„Reject—A reject static route is a route that uses the loopback address as the next hop. This route discards packets that match the route for a given destination and sends an ICMP unreachable message back to the sender of the packet.

To configure a default or static route

1.Click Static Routes under Configuration > Routing Configuration in the tree view.

2.To enable a default route,

a.Click On in the Default field

b.Click Apply.

3.To configure a new static route:

a.Enter the network prefix in the New Static Route text box.

b.Enter the mask length (number of bits) in the Mask Length text box.

4.Select the type of next hop the static route will take from the Next Hop Type drop-down list.

5.Select the gateway type of the next hop router from the Gateway Type drop-down list.

Gateway Address specifies the IP address of the gateway to which forwarding packets for each static route are sent. This must be the address of a router that is directly connected to the system you are configuring.

Note

Gateway Logical Name is valid only if the next-hop gateway is an unnumbered interface and you do not know the IP address of the gateway.

6.Click Apply.

7.Enter the IP address of the default router in the Gateway text box

8.Click Apply.

9.To make your changes permanent, click Save.

To setting the rank for static routes

1.Click Static Routes under Configuration > Routing Configuration in the tree view.

2.Click Advanced Options.

3.To set the rank for each static route you have configured, enter a value in the Rank text box.

The system uses the rank value to determine which route to use when routes are present from different protocols to the same destination. For each route, the system uses the route from the protocol with the lowest rank number.

The default for static routes is 60. The range you can enter is 0 to 255.

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