VLAN IP Routing

Use IP Routing
Valid input: Selected or not selected.
Default value: Selected (Management VLAN only).
Function: Specifies whether IP routing is to be used or not.
Comment: This field is for the Management VLAN only, not for other VLANs.


IP router links 1 to 4

IP address
Valid input: 4-byte IP address in dotted decimal notation, for example, 190.7.50.201
Default value: None.
Function: Specifies an Internet address of the associated interface on the switch. The IP Address used must be unique on the network.
Comment: An IP address must be configured for the VLAN interface.

Mask
Valid input: 4-byte IP address in dotted decimal notation, for example, 255.255.0.0
Default value: A default network mask for the defined class of IP address is suggested.
Function: Specifies the network part of the IP address.
Comment: A net mask for the VLAN interface must be defined. Make sure the suggested network mask is correct for use on your network.


Routing protocol
Valid input: None/Static Route, RIP-1 or RIP-2.
Default value: RIP-1.
Function: Specifies whether the RIP-1 or RIP-2 routing protocol should be used on the link, or if the link is a static route.
Comment: If None/Static Route is chosen, static routes via the link must be configured before the link is used for routing IP. When selecting RIP-1 or RIP-2, make sure that you select the correct version of RIP in use on the network. RIP-1 and RIP-2 are not interoperable on the same subnetwork.

RIP metric
Valid input: 1 to 15
Default value: 1.
Function: Used in RIP networks to specify the shortest or best route to reach a destination. Note: The sum of all RIP metric values defined for each switch passed in the route to the destination should not exceed the value 15.
Comment: This parameter is available only if the Routing Protocol parameter is set to RIP-1 or RIP-2.

BOOTP forwarding
Valid input: Selected or not selected.
Default value: Selected.
Function: Specifies whether to discard or to forward BOOTP packets on the interface.
Comment: We recommend that you set this parameter to discard BOOTP packets if the boot server is located on the same network. The BOOTP packets take up unnecessary network resources otherwise.

Proxy ARP
Valid input: Enabled or disabled.
Default value: Enabled.
Function: Used by hosts which have no knowledge about routing, to define the MAC addresses of hosts on other networks. If Proxy ARP is disabled, the switch does not respond to ARP requests on behalf of remote hosts. If Proxy ARP is enabled the switch responds to ARP requests-packets to a remote host are sent directly to the switch which in turn routes the packet to the remote network.

RSVP Enable UDP encapsulation
Valid input: Enabled or Disabled
Default value: Enabled
Function: Quality of Service protocol, for reserved bandwidth in real time transmission such as video streams. Disables UDP encapsulation to save bandwidth if the recipient does not support UDP encapsulation.

Multicast routing
Valid input: Enabled or Disabled
Default value: Disabled
Function: Multicast routing sessions.

DVMRP metric
Valid input: 1 to 32
Default value: 1
Function: Provides the shortest path between the source and each multicast receiver in the group, based on the number of hops in the path. The lower the number the fewer hops, allowing links to be compared on the grounds of cost/performance.

Multicast TTL Threshold
Valid input: 1 to 255
Default value: 1
Function: Limits packet propagation to a given number of hops.

ICMP advertisements
Valid input: Enable or disable
Default value: Enable
Function: ICMP advertisements provides new members of a VLAN with the correct Default Gateway IP address.
Comment: This should be disabled if the network contains a DHCP server or the work stations' IP addresses are assigned manually, for example on UNIX machines.

Authentication Used
Valid input: None or Simple Password.
Default value: None.
Function: Specifies whether password protection (authentication) of RIP-2 information is to be used.
Comment: This parameter is displayed only if RIP-2 is selected for the Routing Protocol parameter.

RIP-2 authentication and Authentication key
Valid input: Up to 16 characters for key.
Default key value: None.
Function: Specifies whether password protection (authentication) of RIP-2 information is to be used.
Comment: This parameter is displayed only if RIP-2 is selected for the Routing Protocol parameter on the LAN Interface screen. This parameter can be configured only if the RIP-2 Authentication parameter is set to Simple Password. If password protection is selected, the defined Password is used to validate RIP-2 updates.
If authentication is being used, the password defined here must be included in all incoming RIP-2 updates before they is accepted by the switch; all devices receiving the same RIP-2 updates must be setup to use the same password. Similarly, the password defined is included in all RIP-2 updates being transmitted from the switch.


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