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9.2

The Routing Screen

Use this screen to view and configure the static route rules on the Device. Click

Network Setting

> Routing > Static Route

to open the

following

screen.

Figure 62

Network Setting > Routing > Static Route

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 39

Network Setting > Routing > Static Route

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Add new static

route

Click this to configure a new static route.

#

This is the index number of the entry.

Status

This field displays whether the static route is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this

route is active. A gray bulb signifies that this route is not active.

Name

This is the name that describes or identifies this route.

Destination IP

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

based on network number.

Subnet Mask

This parameter specifies the IP network subnet mask of the final destination.

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

This is the WAN interface used for this static route.

Modify

Click the

Edit

icon to edit the static route on the Device.

Click the

Delete

icon to remove a static route from the Device. A window displays asking

you to confirm that you want to delete the route.

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9.2.1

Add/Edit Static Route

Use this screen to add or edit a static route. Click

Add new static route

in the

Routing

screen or

the

Edit

icon next to the static route you want to edit. The screen shown next appears.

Figure 63

Routing: Add/Edit

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

9.3

The Policy Forwarding Screen

Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the Device takes the shortest

path to forward a packet. Policy forwarding allows the Device to override the default routing

behavior and alter the packet forwarding based on the policy defined by the network administrator.

Policy-based routing is applied to outgoing packets, prior to the normal routing.

Table 40

Routing: Add/Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

This field allows you to activate/deactivate this static route.

Select this to enable the static route. Clear this to disable this static route without having to

delete the entry.

Route Name

Enter a descriptive name for the static route.

IP Type

Select whether your IP type is

IPv4

or

IPv6

.

Destination IP

Address

Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 network address of the final destination.

IP Subnet Mask

If you are using IPv4 and 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. Enter the IP subnet mask here.

Use Gateway IP

Address

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.

If you want to use the gateway IP address, select

Enable

.

Gateway IP

Address

Enter the IP address of the gateway.

Use Interface

Select the WAN interface you want to use for this static route.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to exit this screen without saving.

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You can use source-based policy forwarding to direct traffic from different users through different

connections or distribute traffic among multiple paths for load sharing.

The

Policy Forwarding

screen let you view and configure routing policies on the Device. Click

Network Setting > Routing > Policy Forwarding

to open the

following

screen.

Figure 64

Network Setting > Routing > Policy Forwarding

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 41

Network Setting > Routing >Policy Forwarding

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Add new Policy

Forward Rule

Click this to create a new policy forwarding rule.

#

This is the index number of the entry.

Policy Name

This is the name of the rule.

Source IP

This is the source IP address.

Source Subnet

Mask

his is the source subnet mask address.

Protocol

This is the transport layer protocol.

Source Port

This is the source port number.

WAN

This is the WAN interface through which the traffic is routed.

Modify

Click the

Edit

icon to edit this policy.

Click the

Delete

icon to remove a policy from the Device. A window displays asking you to

confirm that you want to delete the policy.

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9.3.1

Add/Edit Policy Forwarding

Click

Add new Policy Forward Rule

in the

Policy Forwarding

screen or click the

Edit

icon next

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

Figure 65

Policy Forwarding: Add/Edit

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

9.4

The RIP Screen

Routing Information Protocol (RIP, RFC 1058 and RFC 1389) allows a device to exchange routing

information with other routers.

Table 42

Policy Forwarding: Add/Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Policy Name

Enter a descriptive name of up to 8 printable English keyboard characters, not including

spaces.

Source IP

Enter the source IP address.

Source Subnet

Mask

Enter the source subnet mask address.

Protocol

Select the transport layer protocol (

TCP

or

UDP

).

Source Port

Enter the source port number.

Source MAC

Enter the source MAC address.

WAN

Select a WAN interface through which the traffic is sent. You must have the WAN

interface(s) already configured in the

Broadband

screens.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to exit this screen without saving.

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Click

Network Setting > Routing > RIP

to open the

RIP

screen.

Figure 66

RIP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 43

RIP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Interface

This is the name of the interface in which the RIP setting is used.

Version

The RIP version controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that

the Device sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving). RIP version

1

is universally

supported but RIP version

2

carries more information. RIP version

1

is probably adequate

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

Operation

Select

Passive

to have the Device update the routing table based on the RIP packets

received from neighbors but not advertise its route information to other routers in this

interface.

Select

Active

to have the Device advertise its route information and also listen for routing

updates from neighboring routers.

Enabled

Select the check box to activate the settings.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to exit this screen without saving.

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