Using Static Routes
Using Stati
s
c Route
A static route is
ng
in a certain subnet and/or destined for a certain subnet. Packets with a source and
destination that
fault
gateway. To modify the default gateway, see
Using a LAN Connection
on page
65.
A static route ca
the
source IP addres
Source routing can be used, for example, for load balancing between two Internet
connections. For example, if you have an Accounting department and a Marketing
ach to use a different Internet connection for outgoing
route specifying that traffic originating from the
Accounting department should be sent via WAN1, and another static route
specifying that traffic originating from the Marketing department should be sent via
default, and indicates
whether each route is currently "Up" (reachable) or not.
A
a setting that explicitly specifies the route for packets originati
does not match any defined static route will be routed to the de
n be based on the packet's destination IP address, or based on
s, in which case it is a source route.
department, and you want e
traffic, you can add a static
WAN2.
The
Static Routes
page lists all existing routes, including the
dding and Editing Static Routes
To
rk
in the main menu, and click the
Routes
tab.
add a static route
1. Click
Netwo
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