Netgear FSM726v3 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide for Software - Page 81

NETGEAR Managed Switches Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0 a. From the main menu, select Routing > Advanced >IP Interface Configuration. A screen similar to the following displays. Figure 5-5 b. Under IP Interface Configuration, scroll down to interface 1/0/5 and select the checkbox for that interface. Now 1/0/5 appears in the Interface field at the top. c. Under the IP Interface Configuration, enter the following information. • In the IP Address field, enter 192.150.5.1. • In the Subnet Mask, enter 255.255.255.0. • Select Enable in the Routing Mode field. d. Click Apply to save the settings. Adding a Default Route When IP routing takes place on a switch, a route table is needed for the switch to forward the packet based on the destination IP address. The route entry in the route table can either be created dynamically via routing protocols like RIP and OSPF, or can be manually created by the network administrator. The routes created manually is called either static or default route. A default route is used for forwarding the packet when the switch can not find a match in the routing table for a IP packet. Here is the example how to create default route. Port Routing 5-6 v1.0, October 2009