NETGEAR GS700TR Switch User Manual


 
GS700TR Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Configuring Routing 4-11
v1.0, May, 2008
2. If you make any changes to the page, click Apply to apply the changes to the system.
Table 4-5. Router Discovery Configuration Fields
Field Description
Interface Select the router interface for which data is to be configured. To perform
the same configuration on all interfaces, select the check box in the
heading row. To configure a single interface, select the check box
associated with the interface. The interface number appears in the
Interface field in the table heading row.
Advertise Mode Select Enable or Disable from the dropdown menu. If you select Enable,
Router Advertisements are transmitted from the selected interface.
Advertise Address Enter the IP Address to be used to advertise the router.
Maximum Advertise
Interval (secs)
Enter the maximum time (in seconds) allowed between router
advertisements sent from the interface. The allowed range for this field
is 4 to 1800.
Minimum Advertise Interval
(secs)
Enter the minimum time (in seconds) allowed between router
advertisements sent from the interface. The allowed range for this field
is 3 to 1800.
Advertise Lifetime (secs) Enter the value (in seconds) to be used as the lifetime field in router
advertisements sent from the interface. This is the maximum length of
time that the advertised addresses are to be considered as valid router
addresses by hosts. The allowed range for this field is 4 to 9000, i.e. the
configured “Maximum Advertise Interval” to 9000.
Preference Level Specify the preference level of the router as a default router relative to
other routers on the same subnet. Higher numbered addresses are
preferred. You must enter an integer.