Dynamic Routing:

The Router's dynamic routing feature can be used to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout. The Router uses the dynamic RIP protocol. It determines the route that the network packets take based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network.

Working Mode:
Select Gateway mode if your Router is hosting your network¡¦s connection to the Internet. Select Router mode if the Router exists on a network with other routers, including a separate network gateway that handles the Internet connection. In Router Mode, any computer connected to the Router will not be able to connect to the Internet unless you have another router function as the Gateway.

RIP (Routing Information Protocol): The Router, using the RIP protocol, calculates the most efficient route for the network’s data packets to travel between the source and the destination, based upon the shortest paths.
Receive RIP versions: Choose the RX protocol you want for receiving data from the network. (None, RIPv1, RIPv2, Both RIPv1 and v2).
Transmit RIP versions: Choose the TX protocol you want for transmitting data on the network. (None, RIPv1, RIPv2-Broadcast, RIPv2-Multicast)

Static Routing:

You will need to configure Static Routing if there are multiple routers installed on your network. The static routing function determines the path that data follows over your network before and after it passes through the Router. You can use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access the Internet through this device. This is an advanced feature. Please proceed with caution.

This Router is also capable of dynamic routing (see the Dynamic Routing tab). In many cases, it is better to use dynamic routing because the function will allow the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout. In order to use static routing, the Router's DHCP settings must be disabled.

To set up static routing, you should add routing entries in the Router's table that tell the device where to send all incoming packets. All of your network routers should direct the default route entry to the Linksys Router.

Enter the following data to create a static route entry:
1. Destination LAN IP: Enter the network address of the remote LAN segment. For a standard Class C IP domain, the network address is the first three fields of the Destination LAN IP, while the last field should be zero.
2. Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask used on the destination LAN IP domain. For Class C IP domain, the Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
3. Default Gateway IP: If this Router is used to connect your network to the Internet, then your Gateway IP is the Router's IP Address. If you have another router handling your network's Internet connection, enter the IP Address of that router instead.
4. Enter hop count (max. 15):This value gives the number of nodes that a data packet passes through before reaching its destination. A node is any device on the network, such as switches, PCs, etc.
5. Interface:  (LAN, WAN1, WAN2/DMZ) Interface tells you whether your network is on the LAN or the WAN,  or the Internet. If you’re connecting to a sub-network. Select LAN. If you’re connecting to another network through the Internet, select WAN.

Click Add to list to add route entry or click Delete Selected IP to delete the static route entry or Update this IP.

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Click the Save Settings button to save the Routing settings, click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes or click the Show Routing Table button to view the current routing table.