ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

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P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide
Chapter 14 Static Route
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Static Route
Use these screens to configure static routes in the ZyXEL Device.
14.1  Static Route Overview
Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gateway is directly connected, and 
the ZyXEL Device has no knowledge of the networks beyond. For instance, the ZyXEL 
Device knows about network N2 in the following figure through remote node Router 1. 
However, the ZyXEL Device is unable to route a packet to network N3 because it doesn't 
know that there is a route through the same remote node Router 1 (via gateway Router 2). The 
static routes are for you to tell the ZyXEL Device about the networks beyond the remote 
nodes.
Figure 109   Example of Static Routing Topology
14.2  IP Static Route Screen
Use this screen to look at static routes in the ZyXEL Device. To open this screen, click 
Management > Static Route > IP Static Route.
Note: The first static route is the default route and cannot be modified or deleted.