ZyXEL Communications VSG1432-B101 Series User Manual

VSG1432-B101 Series User’s Guide

Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the ZyXEL 
Device takes the shortest path to forward a packet. Policy forwarding allows the 
ZyXEL Device 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.

The Policy Forwarding screens let you view and configure routing policies on the 
ZyXEL Device. Click Network Settings > Routing > Policy Forwarding to open 
the Policy Forwarding screen. 

Figure 60   Network Settings > Routing > Policy Forwarding

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 40   Network Settings > Routing > Policy Forwarding

Add new 
Policy Forward 
Rule

Click this to create a new policy forwarding rule.

#

This is the index number of the entry.

Policy Name

This is the name of the rule.