You can add a gateway, network, or host IP route. These routes are static. The maximum possible number of static routes is 127.
- Navigate to Configuration > System > IP Routes.
- Click Add IP Route.
- In the Add IP Route dialog box, complete the following information:
- In the Route Type list, select one of the following options:
- Default: Select to set the gateway IP address of the route that is entered in the Destination box.
- Network: Select to set a route to a specific network.
- Host: Select to set a route to a specific computer on the network.
The selected option determines which of the following options are available.
- In the Destination box, enter the following information for the route destination:
- If you selected the Network option, enter the IP address and the address prefix length. The valid prefix values are in the following ranges:
- For IPv4 addresses, valid prefix values are 1-31.
- For IPv6 addresses, valid prefix values are 1-127.
- If you selected Host, enter only the IP address. Addresses that include numbers greater than 255, broadcast addresses, and unreachable gateways are not valid.
- If you selected the Network option, enter the IP address and the address prefix length. The valid prefix values are in the following ranges:
- In the Gateway box, enter the gateway IP address for the route.
- In the optional MTU box, enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU). The MTU is the largest size Ethernet frame that the server can send for this route.
This value must be between 68 and 9600 inclusive for IPv4 routes and between 1280 and 9600 inclusive for IPv6 routes. If the MTU is not specified, the server applies a default of 1500.
- In the Route Type list, select one of the following options:
- Click Save.