ZyXEL Communications NetAtlas Workgroup User Manual

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NetAtlas Workgroup Ethernet Switch Manager User’s Guide

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Chapter 18 IP Configuration

Figure 130 Routing Configuration: Static Route: Add

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 101 Routing Configuration: Static Route: Add or Modify

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

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

Name

Enter a descriptive name for this route. This is for identification purposes only.

Destination IP

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 subnet mask for this destination.

Gateway IP

Address

Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbor of your

switch that will forward the packet to the destination. The gateway must be a router on

the same segment as your switch.

Metric

The metric represents the “cost” of transmission for routing purposes. IP routing uses

hop count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly connected

networks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link. The number need not

be precise, but it must be between 1 and 15. In practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good

number.

OK

Click OK to save the settings and close this screen.

Cancel

Click Cancel to discard all changes and close this screen.

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