ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide

Chapter 14 Static Route

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Figure 111   Management > Static Route > IP Static Route > Edit

Each field is described in the following table.

Table 86   Management > Static Route > IP Static Route > Edit

Route Name

Enter the name of the static route.

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.

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.

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.

Apply

Click this to save your changes to the ZyXEL Device.

Cancel

Click this to return to the previous screen without saving your changes.