Chapter 23 Routing Protocol

Table 57 Static Routing (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Gateway IP

Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbor of your

Address

switch that will forward the packet to the destination. The gateway must be a router on

 

the same segment as your switch.

 

 

Metric

The metric represents the “cost” of transmission for routing purposes. IP routing uses

 

hop count 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 need

 

not be precise, but it must be between 1 and 15. In practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good

 

number.

 

 

Add

Click Add to insert a new static route in the summary table below and save your

 

changes to the switch’s run-time memory. The switch loses these changes if it is

 

turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your

 

changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

 

 

Clear

Click Clear to clear the fields to the factory defaults.

 

 

View the current static routes on the switch in the summary table at the bottom of the screen.

Figure 85 Static Routing: Summary Table

The following table describes the labels in the summary table.

Table 58 Static Routing: Summary Table

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Index

This field displays the index number of the route. Click a number to edit the static

 

route entry.

 

 

Active

This field displays Yes when the static route is activated and NO when is it

 

deactivated.

 

 

Name

This field displays the descriptive name for this route. This is for identification

 

purpose only.

 

 

Destination

This field displays the IP network address of the final destination.

Address

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

This field displays the subnet mask for this destination.

 

 

Gateway

This field displays the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate

Address

neighbor of your switch that will forward the packet to the destination.

 

 

Metric

This field displays the cost of transmission for routing purposes.

 

 

Delete

Check the rule(s) that you want to remove in the Delete column, and then click the

 

Delete button.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to clear the selected checkboxes in the Delete column.

 

 

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