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Creating a static default route

The default route is used to specify a route to all networks for which there are no explicit routes in the Forwarding Information Base or the routing table. This route is a route with the prefix length of zero (RFC1812). The routing switches can be configured with the default route statically, or they can learn it through a dynamic routing protocol.


Note Note: To create a default static route, the destination address and subnet mask must be set to 0.0.0.0.

To create a static default route:

  1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose IP Routing > IP.
    2. The IP dialog box opens with the Globals tab displayed.
  2. Click the Static Routes tab.
    3. The Static Routes tab is displayed.
  3. From the Static Routes tab, click the Insert button.
    4. The Insert Static Routes dialog box opens.
  4. In the Dest and the Mask fields, type 0.0.0.0.
  5. In the NextHop field, select the router through which the specified route is accessible.
  6. In the Metric field, type the HopOrMetric value.
  7. Click Insert.
    8. The default route record is created in the routing table.
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