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47Chapter 11 . Customize Your Network Settings
11. 5. Create Static Routes
Static routing is a form of routing that is configured manually by a network administrator or a user by adding entries into
a routing table. The manually-configured routing information guides the router in forwarding data packets to the specific
destination.
Visit multiple networks and multiple servers at the same time.
For example, in a small office, my PC can surf the Internet, but I also want to visit my company’s
network. Now I have a switch and another router. I connect the devices as shown in the following
figure so that the physical connection between my PC and my company’s server is achieved. To surf
the Internet and visit my company’s network at the same time, I need to configure the static routing.
PC 1
PC 2
Router 2
Router 1
Router 3
LAN: 192.168.0.1
192.168.0.100
LAN: 192.168.0.2
WAN: 172.30.30.100
172.30.30.1
1. Change the router’s LAN IP addresses to two different IP addresses on the same subnet. Disable
Router 2’s DHCP function.
2. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
3. Go to Network > Advanced Routing.
4. Click Add to add a new static routing entry.
5. Finish the settings according to the following explanations:
I want to:
How can I
do that?