Configuring Other Routers On Your Lan - Planet VRT-401 User Manual

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Configuring Other Routers on your LAN

It is essential that all IP packets for devices not on the local LAN be passed to VRT-
401, so that they can be forwarded to the external LAN, WAN, or Internet. To achieve
this, the local LAN must be configured to use VRT-401 as the Default Route or Default
Gateway.
Local Router
The local router is the Router installed on the same LAN segment as VRT-401. This
router requires that the Default Route is VRT-401 itself. Typically, routers have a
special entry for the Default Route. It should be configured as follows.
Destination IP Address
Network Mask
Gateway IP Address
Metric
Destination Network - The network address of the remote
LAN segment. For standard class "C" LANs, the network
address is the first 3 fields of the Destination IP Address.
The 4th (last) field can be left at 0.
Network Mask - The Network Mask for the remote LAN
segment. For class "C" networks, the default mask is
255.255.255.0
Gateway IP Address - The IP Address of the Gateway or
Router which VRT-401 must use to communicate with the
destination above. (NOT the router attached to the remote
segment.)
Metric - The number of "hops" (routers) to pass through to
reach the remote LAN segment. The shortest path will be
used. The default value is 1.
Save the RIP setting. This has no effect on the Static Routing
Table.
Add a new entry to the Static Routing table, using the data
shown in the "Properties" area on screen. The entry selected in
the list is ignored, and has no effect.
Update the current Static Routing Table entry, using the data
shown in the "Properties" area on screen.
Delete the current Static Routing Table entry.
Clear all data from the "Properties" area, ready for input of a
new entry for the Static Routing table.
Generate a read-only list of all entries in the Static Routing
table.
Normally 0.0.0.0, but check your router documenta-
tion.
Normally 0.0.0.0, but check your router documenta-
tion.
The IP Address of VRT-401.
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