Advanced Routing Help

Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

This tab is used to set up the Router’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the type(s) of advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing will automatically adjust how packets travel on your network. Static Routing sets up a fixed route to another network destination.

NAT Choose the correct working mode. Keep the default setting, Enabled, if the Router is hosting your network’s connection to the Internet (Enabled mode is recommended for most users). Select Disabled if the Router exists on a network with other routers.
Dynamic Routing (RIP)

Note: This feature is not available with NAT enabled.

Dynamic Routing enables the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout and exchange routing tables with other routers. The Router determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and destination.  

To enable the Dynamic Routing feature for the Internet side, select Enabled. To disable the Dynamic Routing feature for all data transmissions, keep the default setting, Disabled.
Static Routing,  Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface

1. To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the Static Routing drop-down list. (A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.)

2. Enter the following data:

Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to which you want to assign a static route.

Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.

3. Depending on where the Destination IP Address is located, select LAN & Wireless or Internet(WAN) from the Interface drop-down menu.

4. To save your changes, click the Save Settings button. To cancel your unsaved changes, click the Cancel Changes button.

For additional static routes, repeat steps 1-4.
Delete This Entry To delete a static route entry:

1. From the Static Routing drop-down list, select the entry number of the static route. 

2. Click the Delete This Entry button.

3. To save a deletion, click the Apply button. To cancel a deletion, click the Cancel button.
Show Routing Table Click the Show Routing Table button to view all of the valid route entries in use. The Destination IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface will be displayed for each entry. Click the Refresh button to refresh the data displayed. Click the Close button to return to the Routing screen.

·Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned.

·Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

·Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.

·Interface - This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless(internal wired and wireless networks), the Internet(WAN).

Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes.

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