Configure a static route
A static route is a manually configured routing entry. Information about the route is manually entered rather than obtained from dynamic routing traffic.
Required configuration items
- The destination address or network.
- The interface to use to reach the destination.
Additional configuration items
- A label used to identify this route.
- The IPv4 address of the gateway used to reach the destination.
- The metric for the route. When multiple routes are available to reach the same destination, the route with the lowest metric is used.
- The Maximum Transmission Units (MTU) of network packets using this route.
To configure a static route: