Foundry Networks Switch and Router Installation And Configuration Manual page 487

of two and the third route has a metric of 3. Thus, the second route is used only of the first route (which has a
metric of 1) becomes unavailable. Likewise, the third route is used only if the first and second routes (which have
lower metrics) are both unavailable.
For complete syntax information, see "Configuring a Static IP Route" on page 15-41.
USING THE WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
1. Log on to the device using a valid user name and password for read-write access. The System configuration
panel is displayed.
2. Click on the plus sign next to Configure in the tree view to expand the list of configuration options.
3. Click on the plus sign next to IP in the tree view to expand the list of IP option links.
4. Click on the General link to display the IP configuration panel.
5. Click the Static Route link.
• If the device does not have any IP static routes, the Static Route configuration panel is displayed, as
shown in the following example.
• If a static route is already configured and you are adding a new route, click on the Add Static Route link
to display the Static Route configuration panel, as shown in the following example.
• If you are modifying an existing static route, click on the Modify button to the right of the row describing
the static route to display the Static Route configuration panel, as shown in the following example.
6. Enter the network address for the route in the Network field.
7. Enter the network mask in the Mask field.
8. Enter the IP address of the next hop gateway in the Next Hop field.
9. Optionally change the metric by editing the value in the Metric field. You can specify a number from 1 – 16.
The default is 1.
NOTE: If you specify 16, RIP considers the metric to be infinite and thus also considers the route to be
unreachable.
10. Optionally change the administrative distance by editing the value in the Distance field. When comparing
otherwise equal routes to a destination, the Layer 3 Switch prefers lower administrative distances over higher
ones, so make sure you use a low value for your default route. The default is 1.
11. Click the Add button to save the change to the device's running-config file.
12. Repeat steps 8 – 11 for each static route to the same destination.
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