Subnets; Overview - Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE S615 Configuration Manual

● Gateway
Shows the IP address of the next gateway.
● Interface
Shows the Interface of the route.
● Metric
When creating the route, "not used" is entered automatically. 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.
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.
● Status
Shows whether or not the route is active.
Procedure
1. Enter the network address of the destination in the "Destination Network" input box.
2. Enter the corresponding subnet mask in the "Subnet Mask" input box.
3. Enter the gateway in the "Gateway" input box.
4. Enter the weighting of the route in "Metric".
5. Click the "Create" button. A new entry is generated in the table.
4.7.2

Subnets

4.7.2.1

Overview

The page shows the subnets for the selected interface. A subnet always relates to an
interface and is created in the "Configuration" tab.
SCALANCE S615 Web Based Management
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