Adding/editing routes – Perle Systems IOLAN SCS User Manual

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Advanced

Adding/Editing Routes

From the

Route List

tab, if you click the

Add

or

Edit

button, you will be able to add a new or edit an

existing route.

Configure the appropriate parameters:

Type

Specify the type of route you want to configure.

Data Options:

z

Host—A route defined for accessing a specific host external to your local
network.

z

Network—A route defined for accessing a specific network external to
your local network.

z

Default—A route which provides general access beyond your local
network.

Default: Default

IP Address

When the route

Type

is defined as

Host

, this field will contain the IP address

of the host. If the route

Type

is defined as

Network

, the network portion of the

IP address must be specified and the Host port of the address will be set to 0.
Example: to access network 10.10.20, the address 10.10.20.0 would be
specified in this field.

Format: IPv4 or IPv6 address

IPv4 Subnet Mask When the route is a

Network

route, you must specify the network’s subnet

mask.

IPv6 Prefix Bits

If the IP address is IPv6, then you must specify the network’s prefix bits.

Range: 0-128

Host

Select this option when a host is being used at the route gateway.

Default: Enabled, None

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