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Configuring Routing 331
Configuring Routing
Routing Overview
Devices in different subnetworks communicate with each other using a Layer 3 router between the
VLANs. Routing is enabled by default on your switch. However, at least one IP interface must be
configured for the switch to begin routing network traffic. Routes are either statically configured, or
are configured using Routing Information Protocol (RIP) or Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
For more information about RIP, see "Configuring RIP."
For more information about OSPF, see "Configuring OSPF Parameters and Filters."
Configuring Global IP Routing
The
Global Routing Parameters
page contains links for configuring routing. Routing is always on,
but it is only enabled if the system has one or more IP addresses. To open the
Global Routing
Parameters
page, click
Router
→
Global Routing Parameters
in the tree view.
This
Global Routing Parameters
page contains links that allow you to perform the following
procedures:
• Configuring the IP Forwarding Table.
• Configuring IP Static Routes.
• Configuring VRRP.
• Configuring MD5 Routing Authentication.
• Configuring MD5 Key Chain Settings.
Configuring the IP Forwarding Table
Use the
IP Forwarding
page to view the routing parameters by which IP traffic is forwarded. This
page provides a list of IP routes for selected destination IP addresses, including IP routes that are
defined statically or dynamically. IP routes are based on network masks, next hops, metrics, and
forwarding protocols. These parameters determine how specific packets are forwarded or dropped.
When an IP address is configured on an interface, it is included in the IP Forwarding Table.
To open the
IP Forwarding
page, click
Router
→
Global Routing Parameters
→
IP Forwarding
in the
tree view.