Static Routing - TP-Link T3700G-52TQ User Manual

10.3 Static Routing

Static routes are special routes manually configured by the administrator and cannot change
automatically with the network topology accordingly. Hence, static routes are commonly used
in a relative simple and stable network. Proper configuration of static routes can greatly
improve network performance.
10.3.1 Static Routing
Choose the menu Routing → Static Routing → Static Routing Config to load the following
page.
Configuration Procedure:
1) In the Static Routing Config section, configure corresponding parameters to add a static
route. Then click Create.
2) In the Static Route Table section, you can view the corresponding interface entry you
create.
Entry Description:
Static Routing Config
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Destination:
Subnet Mask:
Next Hop:
Distance:
Static Route Table
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Select:
Figure 10-5 Static Routing Config
Specify the destination IP address of the packets.
Specify the subnet mask of the destination IP address.
Enter the IP address to which the packet should be sent next.
Specify the administrative distance which is a rating of the
trustworthiness of a routing information. A higher value means
a lower trust rating. When more than one routing protocols
have routes to the same destination, only the route which has
the smallest distance will be recorded in the IP routing table.
Specify the static route entries to modify.
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