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Chapter 3
The Setup Tab > Advanced Routing
The Advanced Routing screen allows you to configure the
dynamic and static routing settings .
Setup > Advanced Routing > Router
Setup > Advanced Routing > Bridge
Advanced Routing
Operating Mode
If this HiPort is hosting your network's connection to the
Internet, select Router . If another router exists on your
network, select Bridge .
Dynamic Routing
RIP
This feature enables the HiPort to automatically adjust to
physical changes in the network's layout and exchange
routing tables with the other
determines the network packets' route based on the fewest
number of hops between the source and the destination .
Disabled
This option disables the dynamic routing
feature for all data transmissions .
LAN
This option enables dynamic routing for the LAN
connection .
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WAN (Internet)
This option enables dynamic routing for
the WAN side .
Both
This option enables dynamic routing for the WAN
and LAN connections .
Static Routing
A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network
information must travel to reach a specific host or network .
Use this feature to set up a static route between the HiPort
and another network (you can have up to 20 static routes) .
To create a static route, alter the following settings:
Select Set Number
Select the number of the static route
from the drop-down menu .
Delete This Entry
To delete a route, select its number
from the drop-down menu, and click this button .
Enter Route Name
Enter a name for the static route,
using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters .
Destination LAN IP
The Destination LAN IP Address is
the address of the remote network or host to which you
want to assign a static route . Enter the IP address of the
host for which you wish to create a static route .
Subnet Mask
The Subnet Mask determines which
portion of a Destination IP address is the network portion,
and which portion is the host portion .
Default Gateway
This is the IP address of the gateway
device that allows for contact between the HiPort and the
remote network or host .
Interface
Select LAN or WAN (Internet), depending on
the location of the final destination .
Show Routing Table
Click Show Routing Table to open
a screen displaying how data is routed through your local
network . For each route, the Destination LAN IP address,
Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface are displayed . Click
Refresh to update the information . Click Close to exit this
screen .
Advanced Routing > Routing Table
When you have finished making changes to this screen,
click Save Settings to save the changes, or click Cancel
Changes to undo your changes . Help information is
available on the right side of the screen .
The Security Tab > Firewall
The Firewall screen offers a firewall and filters that block
Configuration
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