ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide

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Chapter 27 Static Routing Setup

Use this menu to configure IP static routes. See 

 for background 

information. To open this menu, enter an IP static route number in Enter selection number in 
menu 12.

Figure 170   Menu 12.1: Edit IP Static Route

The following table describes the labels in this menu.

                        Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route

                    Route #: 2
                    Route Name= ?
                    Active= No
                    Destination IP Address= ?
                    IP Subnet Mask= ?
                    Gateway IP Address= ?
                    Metric= 2
                    Private= No

Table 128   Menu 12.1: Edit IP Static Route

Route

This field displays the number of the static route.

Route Name

Enter the name of the static route. If you leave this field blank, you can delete 

the static route by pressing [ENTER].

Active

Select this if you want the static route to be used. Clear this if you do not want 

the static route to be used.

Destination IP 

Address

Enter one of the destination IP addresses that this static route affects.

IP Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask that defines the range of destination IP addresses that 

this static route affects. If this static route affects only one IP address, enter 

255.255.255.255.

Gateway IP Address

Enter the IP address of the gateway to which the ZyXEL Device should send 

packets for the specified Destination. The gateway is a router or a switch on 

the same network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway 

helps forward packets to their destinations.

Metric

This field is related to RIP. The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A 

router determines the best route for transmission by choosing a path with the 

lowest "cost". The smaller the metric, the lower the "cost". RIP uses hop count 

as the measurement of cost, where 1 is for a directly-connected network. The 

metric must be 1-15; if you use a value higher than 15, the routers assume the 

link is down. Usually, you should keep the default value.

Private

Select this if you do not want the ZyXEL Device to tell other routers about this 

static route. For example, you might select this if the static route is in your LAN. 

Clear this if you want the ZyXEL Device to tell other routers about this static 

route.