Zyxel P-663HN-51 Frontier Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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11.2

Static Route

The ZyXEL Device usually uses the default gateway to route outbound traffic from

local computers to the Internet. To have the ZyXEL Device send data to devices

not reachable through the default gateway, use static routes.

For example, the next figure shows a computer (

A

) connected to the ZyXEL

Device’s LAN interface. The ZyXEL Device routes most traffic from

A

to the

Internet through the default gateway (

R1

). You create one static route to connect

to services offered by your ISP behind router

R2

. You create another static route

to communicate with a separate network behind a router (

R3

) connected to the

LAN.

Figure 54

Example of Static Routing Topology

Use Interface

To have the ZyXEL Device use a specific WAN interface for sending

traffic to the default gateway, select this option and choose the WAN

interface from the drop-down list box.

Save/Apply

Click this button to save the changes and have the ZyXEL Device start

using them.

Table 40

Advanced Setup > Routing > Default Gateway (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WAN

R1

R2

A

R3

LAN

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11.3

Configuring Static Route

Click

Advanced > Routing > Static Route

to open the

Static Route

screen.

Figure 55

Advanced > Routing > Static Route

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

11.3.1

Static Route Add

Click

Advanced > Routing > Static Route > Add

to open the following screen.

Use this screen to configure the required information for a static route.

Figure 56

Advanced > Routing > Static Route > Add

Table 41

Advanced > Routing > Static Route

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Destination

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

Routing is always based on network number.

Subnet Mask

This is the IP subnet mask.

Gateway

This is 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.

Interface

If the static route should send traffic through a specific ZyXEL Device

interface, it displays here.

Remove

To remove an entry, select its

Remove

check box and click the

Remove

button.

Add

Click this button to go to a screen where you can configure settings for a

new static route.

Remove

To remove an entry select its

Remove

check box and click the

Remove

button.

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 42

Advanced > Routing > Static Route > Add

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Destination

Network

Address

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

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

ID.

IP Subnet

Mask

Enter the IP subnet mask of the destination network here.

Use Gateway

IP Address

If you have a specific gateway IP address to enter, select this option and

enter it in the field provided. 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.

Interface

If the static route should send traffic through a specific ZyXEL Device

interface, select this option and choose the interface.

Save/Apply

Click this button to save the changes and have the ZyXEL Device start

using them.

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C

HAPTER

12

RIP

This chapter covers configuring the RIP settings for your ZyXEL Device.

12.1

RIP Setup

RIP (Routing Information Protocol, RFC 1058 and RFC 1389) allows a router to

exchange routing information with other routers.

RIP Direction

controls the

sending and receiving of RIP packets. When set to

Both

or

Out Only

, the ZyXEL

Device will broadcast its routing table periodically. When set to

Both

or

In Only

, it

will incorporate the RIP information that it receives; when set to

None

, it will not

send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP packets received.

RIP Version

controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets

that the ZyXEL Device sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving).

RIP-1

is universally supported; but

RIP-2

carries more information. RIP-1 is probably

adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network topology.

Both

RIP-2B

and

RIP-2M

send routing data in RIP-2 format; the difference being

that

RIP-2B

uses subnet broadcasting while

RIP-2M

uses multicasting.

Multicasting can reduce the load on non-router machines since they generally do

not listen to the RIP multicast address and so will not receive the RIP packets.

However, if one router uses multicasting, then all routers on your network must

use multicasting, also.

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Click

Advanced > Routing > RIP

to open the following screen. Use this screen

to change the ZyXEL Device’s RIP settings.

Figure 57

Advanced Setup > Routing > RIP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 43

Advanced Setup > Routing > RIP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Global RIP Mode

Use these fields to turn RIP on or off for the whole ZyXEL Device.

When you disable RIP, the ZyXEL Device will not send any RIP packets

and will ignore any RIP packets received.

Interface

This field displays the name of the WAN connection.

VPN/VCI

The port (interface), VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual

Channel Identifier) identify the ATM PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit)

to which these settings apply. “LAN” appears for a bridged connection.

Version

This field controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP

packets that the ZyXEL Device sends (it recognizes both formats when

receiving). RIP-1 is universally supported but RIP-2 carries more

information. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless

you have an unusual network topology.

Operation

RIP operation controls the sending and receiving of RIP packets. When

set to

Active

the ZyXEL Device periodically broadcasts its routing

table. When set to

Passive

, the ZyXEL Device uses the RIP

information that it receives, but does not broadcast its routing table.

Enabled

Select or clear this field to turn RIP on or off for the interface.

Save/Apply

Click this button to save the changes and have the ZyXEL Device start

using them.

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