Routing

This page enables you to set how the router forwards data.

Click the items below for more information:

 

Static

This screen enables you to set parameters by which the router forwards data to its destination if your network has a static IP address.

Network Address: Type the static IP address your network uses to access the Internet. Your ISP or network administrator provides you with this information.

Network Mask: Type the network (subnet) mask for your network. If you do not type a value here, the network mask defaults to 255.255.255.255. Your ISP or network administrator provides you with this information.

Gateway Address: Type the gateway address for your network. Your ISP or network administrator provides you with this information.

Interface: Select which interface, WAN or LAN, you use to connect to the Internet.

Metric: Select which metric you want to apply to this configuration.

Add: Click to add the configuration to the static IP address table at the bottom of the page.

Update: Select one of the entries in the static IP address table at the bottom of the page and, after changing parameters, click Update to confirm the changes.

Delete: Select one of the entries in the static IP address table at the bottom of the page and click Delete to remove the entry.

New: Click New to clear the text boxes and add required information to create a new entry.

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Dynamic

This screen enables you to set NAT parameters.

NAT: Click the radio buttons to enable or disable NAT.

Transmit: Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1, or RIP 2.

Receive: Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1, or RIP 2.

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Routing Table

This screen enables you to view the routing table for the router. The routing table is a database created by the router that displays the network interconnection topology.

Network Address: Displays the network IP address of the connected node.

Network Mask: Displays the network (subnet) mask of the connected node.

Gateway Address: Displays the gateway address of the connected node.

Interface: Displays whether the node is connected via a WAN or LAN.

Metric: Displays the metric of the connected node.

Type: Displays whether the node has a static or dynamic IP address.

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