ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 1000 User Manual

Chapter 12 Policy and Static Routes

ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.  

Table 69   Network > Routing > Static Route > Edit

Destination IP 

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.

Subnet Mask 

Enter the IP subnet mask here.

Gateway IP 

Select the radio button and enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway. The 

gateway is a router or switch on the same segment as your ZyWALL's interface(s). 

The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations.

Interface

Select the radio button and a predefined interface through which the traffic is sent.

Metric

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. 

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