TMS zl Management and Configuration Guide ST.1.0.090213

9-3

Routing

Overview

This chapter provides instructions for the module’s routing configuration. At

this point, you have chosen to operate the module in routing mode because

you want to take advantage of these features:

■ Firewall

•Port Triggers

• Application-level gateway (ALG)

• Network address translation (NAT)

■ Intrusion prevention (IPS)

■ Virtual private network (VPN)

■ High availability (HA) clusters

■ Web authentication

In order to take advantage of these features, the module must be ultimately

responsible for routing packets to their destination, so it functions as another

router that is connected to the host switch. The TMS zl Module’s data port is

tagged member of all VLANs that are configured on the module, called TMS

VLANs. Because the TMS zl Module’s data port is tagged for all of the TMS

VLANs, when the switch receives a packet that is destined for the TMS zl

Module’s MAC address, it bridges the packet to the TMS zl Module with the

appropriate VLAN tagging.

This chapter will describe the routing methods and protocols supported by

the module as well as provide step-by-step instructions for configuring routing

on the module. By the time you have configured all of the routing on the

module, it should integrate seamlessly with your network to route packets

through the module without negatively impacting your network.

The TMS zl Module supports the following routing capabilities:

■ Static routing

■ Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

■ Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

■ Multicast routing

The TMS zl Module can support up to 10,000 total routes (including redistrib-

uted routes).

Note You cannot enable routing on a VLAN for which DHCP relay is enabled.