Netgear VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Manual Do Utilizador

LAN Configuration

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4. Select Active to make this route effective.

5. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LAN only. The static route will not be 

advertised in RIP. 

6. Enter the Destination IP Address to the host or network to which the route leads. 

7. Enter the IP Subnet Mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, enter 

255.255.255.255. 

8. Enter the Interface which is the physical network interface (WAN1, WAN2, or LAN) through 

which this route is accessible.

9. Enter the Gateway IP Address through which the destination host or network can be reached 

(must be a firewall on the same LAN segment as the firewall). 

10. Enter the Metric priority for this route. If multiple routes to the same destination exit, the route 

with the lowest metric is chosen. (value must be between 1 and 15),

11. Click Reset to discard any changes and revert to the previous settings.

12. Click Apply to save your settings. The new static route will be added to Route table. 

You can edit the route’s settings by clicking Edit in the Action column adjacent to the route.

RIP (Routing Information Protocol, RFC 2453) is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) that is 
commonly used in internal networks (LANs). It allows a router to exchange its routing information 
automatically with other routers, and allows it to dynamically adjust its routing tables and adapt to 
changes in the network. RIP is disabled by default.

To configure RIP parameters:

1. Select Network Configuration from the main menu and Routing from the submenu. When 

the Routing screen displays, click RIP Configuration. The RIP Configuration screen will 
display.

2. From the RIP Direction pull-down menu, select the direction in which the router will send 

and receives RIP packets. The choices are:

•

None – The router neither broadcasts its route table nor does it accept any RIP packets 
from other routers. This effectively disables RIP.

•

Both – The router broadcasts its routing table and also processes RIP information received 
from other routers.