Linksys QuickVPN Cisco WRVS4400N Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router with VPN A - Page 68

Setting Up and Configuring the WRVS4400N Wireless-N Router Setting Up Your Wireless-N Router 5 c. For RIP Recv Packet Version, choose the version of RIP packets you want to receive from peers (RIPv1 or RIPv2) to match the version supported by other routers on your LAN. STEP 4 Configure Static Routing if necessary: Some ISPs require static routes to build your routing table instead of using dynamic routing protocols. Static routes do not require CPU resources to exchange routing information with a peer router. You can also use static routes to reach peer routers that do not support dynamic routing protocols. Static routes can be used together with dynamic routes. Be careful not to introduce routing loops in your network. a. To set up static routing, add route entries in the routing table that tell the router where to forward packets to specific IP destinations. To create a static route entry, provide the following information: • Select Set Number-Select the set number (routing table entry number) that you wish to view or configure. If necessary, click Delete This Entry to clear the entry. • Destination IP Address-Enter the network address of the remote LAN segment. For a standard Class C IP domain, the network address is the first three fields of the Destination LAN IP; the last field should be zero. • Subnet Mask-Enter the Subnet Mask used on the destination LAN IP domain. For Class C IP domains, the Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. • Gateway-If this router is used to connect your network to the Internet, then your gateway IP is the router's IP address. If you have another router handling your network's Internet connection, enter the IP address of that router instead. • Hop Count (max. 15)-Gives the number of routers that a data packet passes through before reaching its destination. It is used to define the priority on which route to use if there is a conflict between a static route and dynamic route. Cisco WRVS4400N Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router with VPN Administration Guide 68