Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Manual page 564

– Local
– Static
– Default
– OSPF Intra
– OSPF Inter
– OSPF Type-1
– OSPF Type-2
– RIP
• Next Hop Interface — The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the destination.
• Next Hop IP Address — The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the next
router (if any) in the path towards the destination. The next router is always one of the adjacent
neighbors or the IP address of the local interface for a directly attached network. When creating a
route, the next hop IP must be on the same network as the routing interface. Valid next hop IP
Addresses can be seen on the 'Route Table' page.
• Metric — Administrative cost of the path to the destination. If no value is entered, default is 1. The
range is 0–255.This field is present only when creating a static route.
• Preference — Specifies a preference value for the configured next hop.
Adding a Router Route
1. Open the Router Route Entry Configuration page.
2. Click Add Route.
The screen refreshes and the Router Route Entry Configuration page displays new fields as shown in
Figure 9-37.
Figure 9-37. Add Route - Default Route Type
3. Next to Route Type, use the drop-down box to add a Default route or a Static route.
If you select Static, the page refreshes and new fields appear, as Figure 9-38 shows.
Default — Enter the default gateway address in the Next Hop IP Address field.
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Configuring Routing