Routing table, Filter settings – Multi-Tech Systems RF802EW User Manual

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Chapter 5 - RouteFinder Manager

Routing Table

The routing table stores the routing information so that the RF802EW knows how to route the IP
packets to the proper network.

WAN Ethernet 192.168.3.1

LAN Ethernet 192.168.5.1

WAN Ethernet 192.168.5.254

LAN Ethernet 172.168.2.254

PC 2

172.168.2.1

PC 1

192.168.3.9

RF802EW-1

RF802EW-2

What is the purpose of the routing table?
In the diagram above, the RF802EW-1 has the routing information to route between 192.168.3.x
and 192.168.5.x. The device does not have the information about how to route to the 172.168.2.x
network. If you want the RF802EW-1 to route to 172.168.2.x, you must add the following
information to the routing table:

IP:

172.168.2.0

Network:

255.255.255.0

Gateway IP:

192.168.5.254

Interface:

Ethernet (Local Network)

If you would like the RF802EW-2. to route to 192.168.3.x, enter the following routing table
information into the RF802EW Routing settings:

IP:

192.168.3.0

Network:

255.255.255.0

Gateway IP:

192.168.5.1

Interface:

WAN Ethernet

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