S3600 Series 8- or 16-Port 10G/Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch with 2 SFP+ Ports
Routing concepts
The switch supports IP routing. When a packet enters the switch, the switch checks the
destination MAC address to determine if it matches any of the configured routing
interfaces. If it does, the switch searches the host table for a matching destination IP
address. If a matching entry is found, the packet is routed to the host. If no matching
entry is found, the switch performs a longest prefix match on the destination IP address.
If a matching entry is found, the packet is routed to the next hop. If no matching entry
is found, the packet is routed to the next hop that is specified in the default route. If no
default route exists, the packet is dropped.
The routing table can include static entries that you added manually. The host table can
include static entries that were manually added and entries that were dynamically added
through ARP.
IPv4 routing
You can enable or disable the IPv4 routing mode. If IPv4 routing is enabled, you can
display IPv4 routing statistics.
Enable IPv4 routing
You can enable IPv4 routing on the switch.
To enable IPv4 routing on the switch:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network,
or connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser and enter the IP address of the switch in the address field of
your web browser.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the switch on-network
and connected to the Internet on page 25 or Access the switch off-network and not
connected to the Internet on page 32.
The Device Admin Password page displays.
If you did not yet activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
displays. For more information, see Register the switch on page 35.
3. Enter one of the following passwords:
Manage Routing
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