Layer 3" Menu; Routes - Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE S615 Configuration Manual

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4.7 "Layer 3" menu

4.7 "Layer 3" menu
4.7.1

Routes

Static route
On this page you specify the routes via which a data exchange can take place with the
various subnets. Dynamic routing protocols are not supported, for example RIP, OSPF.
Description
The page contains the following boxes:
● Destination Network
Enter the network address of the destination that can be reached via this route.
● Subnet Mask
Enter the corresponding subnet mask.
● Gateway
Enter the IP address of the gateway via which this network address can be reached.
● Metric
Enter the metric for the route. The metric corresponds to the quality of a connection, for
example speed, costs. If there are several equal routes, the route with the lowest metric
value is used.
If you do not enter anything, "not used" is used automatically. The metric can be changed
later.
Range of values: 1 - 254 or -1 for "not used". Here, 1 is the value for the best possible
route. The higher value, the longer packets require to their destination.
The table has the following columns:
● Select
Select the row you want to delete.
● Destination Network
Shows the network address of the destination.
● Subnet Mask/Prefix
Shows the corresponding subnet mask (IPv4) or the prefix length (IPv6).
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