Chapter 9 Static Route

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 20 Advanced > Static Route: Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Destination IP

This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is

Address

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 IP subnet mask in this field.

 

 

Gateway IP

You can set the static route using a gateway IP address or a remote node.

Address

Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same

 

network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway helps forward

 

packets to their destinations.

 

Select a remote node from the drop-down list box to set the static route. A remote

 

note is a connection point outside of the local area network. One example of a

 

remote node is your connection to your ISP. See Section 7.2 on page 55 for details

 

on configuring a remote node.

 

 

Metric

This field sets this route's priority among the routes the ZyXEL Device uses.

 

The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the best route

 

for transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost". RIP routing uses hop

 

count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of "1" for directly connected

 

networks. The number must be between "1" and "15"; a number greater than "15"

 

means the link is down. The smaller the number, the lower the "cost".

 

 

Announced in

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing information

RIP

with other routers.

 

Select Yes to allow RIP to send information about the static route to other routers.

 

Select No to prevent RIP from sending information about the static route to other

 

routers.

 

 

SAVE

Click this to save your changes.

 

 

DELETE

Click this to remove the static route.

 

 

BACK

Click this to return to the previous screen without saving.

 

 

CANCEL

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

 

 

 

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