Chapter 9 Static Route
9.2.1 The Static Route Screen
Use this screen to configure the required information for a static route. Select a static route index number and click Edit, or click the ADD ROUTE button in the Routing Table List screen. The screen shown next appears.
Figure 33 Advanced > Routing > 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. |
Address | Routing is 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 |
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IP Subnet | Enter the IP subnet mask in this field. |
Mask |
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Gateway IP | You can set the static route using a gateway IP address or a remote |
Address | node. |
| 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 |
| 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 62 for details on configuring a remote node. |
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Metric | This field sets this route's priority among the routes the |
| 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". |
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