ZyXEL Communications VMG5313-B10A/ VMG5313-B30A User Manual
Chapter 9 Routing
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9.3.1 The DNS Route Add Screen
You can manually add the VMG’s DNS route entry. Click Add new DNS Route in the Network
Setting > Routing > DNS Route screen. The screen shown next appears.
Setting > Routing > DNS Route screen. The screen shown next appears.
Figure 62
DNS Route Add
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
9.4 The Policy Forwarding Screen
Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the VMG takes the shortest path
to forward a packet. Policy forwarding allows the VMG to override the default routing behavior and
alter the packet forwarding based on the policy defined by the network administrator. Policy-based
routing is applied to outgoing packets, prior to the normal routing.
to forward a packet. Policy forwarding allows the VMG to override the default routing behavior and
alter the packet forwarding based on the policy defined by the network administrator. Policy-based
routing is applied to outgoing packets, prior to the normal routing.
You can use source-based policy forwarding to direct traffic from different users through different
connections or distribute traffic among multiple paths for load sharing.
connections or distribute traffic among multiple paths for load sharing.
Table 41
DNS Route Add
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Domain Name
Enter the domain name of the DNS route entry.
Interface
Select the WAN connection through which the VMG forwards DNS requests for this domain
name.
name.
Subnet Mask
Enter the subnet mask of the DNS route entry.
OK
Click this to save your changes.
Cancel
Click this to exit this screen without saving any changes.