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Configure static route 12.3
12.3.1
Overview
Routing is an operation to select the optimal route for delivering data from a source to a destination.
A static route is a special route configured manually, which is simple, efficient, and reliable. Proper
static routes help reduce route selection issues and prevent overload caused by route selection data
flows, accelerating packet forwarding.
To define a static route, specify the network segment and subnet mask used to identify a
destination network or host, the gateway IP address, and the router WAN port for forwarding
packets. After a static route is defined, all the packets indented for the destination of the static
route are directly forwarded through the WAN port of the router to the gateway IP address.
If only static routes are used in a large-scale complex network, destinations may be unreachable in case
of a network fault or topology change, which results in network interruption. If the problem occurs,
manually modify the static routes.
To enter the configuration page, choose More > Static Routing.
Parameter description
Parameter
Description
Destination Network
Destination network of packets.
Subnet Mask
Subnet mask of the destination network.
Default Gateway
IP address of the next hop to the final destination of packets.