Chapter 26 Static Routing

Table 83 IP Application > Static Routing (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

IP Subnet

Enter the subnet mask for this destination.

Mask

 

 

 

Gateway IP

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

Address

neighbor of your 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 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 begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Clear

Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.

 

 

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 it is

 

deactivated.

 

 

Name

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

 

identification purposes 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 the

Address

immediate neighbor of your Switch that will forward the packet to the

 

destination.

 

 

Metric

This field displays the cost of transmission for routing purposes.

 

 

Delete

Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.

 

 

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