Before You Begin

Before you begin configuring a routing policy, complete the following tasks:

• If you do not already have a basic understanding of routing policies, read Routing Policies.
• Determine what you want to accomplish with the policy, and thoroughly understand how to achieve your goal using the various match conditions and actions.
• Make certain that you understand the default policies and actions for the policy you are configuring.
• Configure an interface on the router. See Configuring Ethernet, DS1, DS3, and Serial Interfaces.
• Configure an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), if necessary. See Configuring BGP Sessions.
• Configure the router interface to reject or accept routes, if necessary. See Configuring Stateless Firewall Filters (ACLs).
• Configure static routes, if necessary. See Configuring Static Routes.