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DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Static/Default Route Settings
The Switch supports static routing for IPv4 and IPv6 formatted addressing. Users can create up to 256 static route entries for IPv4
and IPv6 combined.
For IPv4 static routes, once a static route has been set, the Switch will send an ARP request packet to the next hop router that has
been set by the user. Once an ARP response has been retrieved by the switch from that next hop, the route becomes enabled.
However, if the ARP entry already exists, an ARP request will not be sent.
The Switch also supports a floating static route, which means that the user may create an alternative static route to a different next
hop. This secondary next hop device route is considered as a backup static route for when the primary static route is down. If the
primary route is lost, the backup route will uplink and its status will become Active.
IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings
Entries into the Switch’s forwarding table can be made using both an IP address subnet mask and a gateway. Static IP forwarding
is accomplished by the entry of an IP address into the Switch’s
Static IP Routing Table
.
To view the following window, click
L3 Features > Static/Default Route Settings > IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings
, as
shown below:
Figure 4- 13. IPv4 Static/Default Route Settings window
This window shows the following values:
Parameter
Description
IP Address
The IP address of the Static/Default Route.
Subnet Mask
The corresponding Subnet Mask of the IP address entered into the table.
Gateway
The corresponding Gateway of the IP route entered into the table.
Metric
Represents the metric value of the IP route entered into the table. This field may read a number
between 1 and 65535.
Protocol
Represents the protocol used for the Routing Table entry of the IP route.
Backup
Represents the Backup state that this IP route is configured for. This field may read Primary,
Backup or None.
Weight
This field is used to add a weight to the IP route. The rate will determine the ratio for forwarding
data packets to a destination. 1= low 4=high.
Status
This field denotes the current active state of this IP route.
Delete
Click
to delete this entry from the Static/Default Route Settings table.
To enter an IP route into the Switch’s
IPv4
Static/Default Route Settings
window, click the
Add
button, revealing the following
window to configure.
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