Quick Reference Guide

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
Advanced Configuration of the Router 5-9
To add or edit a Static Route, select a number and click the Edit button to open the Edit Menu,
shown in Figure 5-4, below.
Figure 5-4. Static Route Entry and Edit Menu
Table 5-5 lists and describes the fields for the IP Static Route Edit menu.
Table 5-5. Edit IP Static Route Fields
Field Description
Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route for identification purposes only.
Destination IP Address Enter the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is always based
on network number. If you need to specify a route to a single host, use a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask field to force the
network number to be identical to the host ID.
IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this destination.
Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the gateway to the destination network. The gateway
is the next router that your router contacts in order to forward packets to the
destination. On the LAN, the gateway must be a router on the same segment
as the router. Over the WAN, the gateway will be the IP address of the router
at your ISP.
Metric Enter the cost in ‘hops’ of transmission for routing purposes. IP routing uses
hop counts as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly
connected networks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link.
The number does not have to be precise, but it must be between 1 and 16. In
practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good number.
Private Use this field to determine whether the router includes the route to this
remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, this route is kept private and
not included in any RIP broadcast. If set to No, the route to this remote node
is propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts.