Basic - NETGEAR GSM7212P User Manual

Route Preferences
Use this panel to configure the default preference for each protocol, e.g., 60 for static routes,
120 for RIP. These values are arbitrary values in the range of 1 to 255 and are independent of
route metrics. Most routing protocols use a route metric to determine the shortest path known
to the protocol, independent of any other protocol.
The best route to a destination is chosen by selecting the route with the lowest preference
value. When there are multiple routes to a destination, the preference values are used to
determine the preferred route. If there is still a tie, the route with the best route metric will be
chosen. To avoid problems with mismatched metrics (i.e., RIP and OSPF metrics are not
directly comparable) you must configure different preference values for each of the protocols.
To display the Route Preferences page, click Routing
Preferences.
Use Static to specify the static route preference value in the router. The default value is
1.
1. The range is 1 to 255.
Field
Local
IP
The IP folder contains links to the following web pages that configure and display IP routing
data:
on page 171
•

Basic

on page 178
• Advanced
Basic
From the Basic link, you can access the following pages:
• IP Configuration
on page 173
• Statistics
IP Configuration
Use this menu to configure routing parameters for the switch, as opposed to an interface.
Web Management User Guide
on page 171
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Routing Table
Description
This field displays the local route preference value.
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