Routing                                                                           

On the Routing screen, you can set the routing mode and settings of the Router. Gateway mode is recommended for most users.

 

NAT Mode

Choose the correct working mode. Keep the default setting, Enable, if the Router is hosting your network's connection to the Internet (NAT enable is recommended for most users). Select Disable if the Router exists on a network with other routers.

Dynamic Routing (RIP)

 

Note: This feature is not available in Gateway mode.

 

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.

 

Default Dynamic Routing is for both WAN and LAN side. You could select which version of RIP you want to use when do transmit or receive. RIPv1 is for broadcast and RIPv2 is for multicast, if you want the two type of transmitting/receiving, please choose Both RIP v1 and  v2. To disable the Dynamic Routing feature for all data transmissions, keep the default setting Disable.

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:

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host to which you want to assign a static route.

 

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.

 

?span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        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 WAN from the Interface drop-down menu.

 

4.      To save your changes, click the Apply button. To cancel your unsaved changes, click the Cancel 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 WAN (Internet), or Loopback (a dummy network in which one PC acts like a network necessary for certain software programs).

 

Check all the values and click Save Settings to save your settings. Click the Cancel Changes button to cancel your unsaved changes.

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