Broadband Router User Guide

Figure 51: Routing Screen

Data - Routing Screen

RIP

Enable RIP

Check this to enable the RIP (Routing Information Protocol)

 

feature of the Broadband Router.

 

The Broadband Router supports RIP 1 only.

 

 

Static Routing

 

Static Routing

This list shows all entries in the Routing Table.

Table Entries

The "Properties" area shows details of the selected item in

 

the list.

 

Change any the properties as required, then click the

 

"Update" button to save the changes to the selected entry.

 

 

Properties

Destination Network - The network address of the remote

 

LAN segment. For standard class "C" LANs, the network

 

address is the first 3 fields of the Destination IP Address.

 

The 4th (last) field can be left at 0.

 

Network Mask - The Network Mask for the remote LAN

 

segment. For class "C" networks, the default mask is

 

255.255.255.0

 

Gateway IP Address - The IP Address of the Gateway or

 

Router which the Broadband Router must use to communi-

 

cate with the destination above. (NOT the router attached

 

to the remote segment.)

 

Metric - The number of "hops" (routers) to pass through to

 

reach the remote LAN segment. The shortest path will be

 

used. The default value is 1.

 

 

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