Static Route; Overview - Tenda AC1200 User Manual

11.11

Static route

11.11.1

Overview

Routing is the act of choosing an optimal path to transfer data from a source address to a
destination address. A static route is a special route that is manually configured and has the
advantages of simplicity, efficiency, and reliability. Proper static routing can reduce routing
problems and overload of routing data flow, and improve the forwarding speed of data packets.
A static route is set by specifying the target network, subnet mask, default gateway, and interface.
The target network and subnet mask are used to determine a target network or host. After the
static route is established, all data whose destination address is the destination network of the
static route are directly forwarded to the gateway address through the static route interface.
To access the configuration page, log in to the web UI of the router, and choose Advanced
Settings > Static Route.
Parameter description
Parameter
Destination Network
Subnet Mask
Description
It specifies the IP address of the destination network.
When the Destination Network and Subnet Mask are both 0.0.0.0, it indicates that
this is the default route.
When the route of packets cannot be found in the routing table, the router will
forward the packets using the default route.
It specifies the subnet mask of the destination network.
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