Modifying the Static Routes Configuration for Security Devices
You can use the Static Routes section on the Modify Configuration page to view, create, edit, or delete static routes on the device. You can activate or deactivate a static route or toggle the status of one or more static routes.
Refer to the Junos OS documentation (available at http://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/release-independent/junos/information-products/pathway-pages/junos/product/) for a particular release and device. There you can find detailed information on the configuration parameters for that device.
To modify the static routes configuration:
Action |
Guideline |
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Create a static route |
Click the + icon to create a static route. The Create Static Route page appears. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines provided in Table 2 and click OK. The static route is created and you are returned to the Static Routes section on the Modify Configuration page. Note:
You must configure either a next hop or a next table for each static route that you configure. |
Modify a static route |
Select a static route and click the pencil icon. The Edit Static Route page appears, showing the same fields that are presented when you create a static route. You can modify some of the fields on this page. See Table 2 for an explanation of the fields. After you have modified the static route, click OK. The changes are saved and you are returned to the Static Routes section on the Modify Configuration page. |
Delete static routes |
Select one or more static routes and click the X icon to delete the routes. The Warning page appears. Click Yes to confirm the deletion. The selected static routes are deleted. |
Activate static routes |
Select one or more deactivated static routes. From the More or right-click menu, select Activate. The static routes are activated and their status is changed to Activated. |
Deactivate static routes |
Select one or more activated static routes. From the More or right-click menu, select Deactivate. The static routes are deactivated and their status is changed to Deactivated. |
Toggle the status of a static route |
Select one or more static routes. From the More or right-click menu, select Toggle. The activated static routes are deactivated and the deactivated static routes are activated. Note:
The Toggle option is enabled only when the selected static routes are a mix of activated and deactivated records. |
Setting |
Guideline |
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Basic Information |
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Select the type of IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). |
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IP Address |
Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address depending on the type of IP address specified. |
Subnet |
Enter the subnet for the IPv4 address or the prefix for the IPv6 address. |
Next Hop |
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Next Hop |
You can perform the following actions in this field:
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Qualified Next Hop |
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You can perform the following actions in this field:
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Next Table |
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Next Table |
Select the name of next routing table to the destination. |
Advanced Options |
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Preference |
Enter a preference for the next hop; the lower the number the higher the route preference. Range: 0 through 2,147,483,647 |
Metric |
Enter a metric value, which signifies the cost for an access route, for the next hop. Range: 0 through 2,147,483,647 |
Discard |
Specify that packets addressed to this destination are dropped and ICMP (or ICMPv6) unreachable messages are not sent to the originator of the packet. |
Resolve Choices |
Specify whether indirectly-connected next hops should be resolved (Resolve) or not (No Resolve). Select None if no action is required. |
Retain Choices |
Specify whether the route should be deleted from the forwarding table (No Retain) or retained (Retain) when the routing protocol process shuts down normally. Select None if no action is required. |
Install Choices |
Specify whether the route should be installed in the forwarding table or not. Select None if no action is required. |
Readvertise Choices |
Specify whether the route should be readvertised by routing protocols or not. Select None if no action is required. |
Setting |
Guideline |
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Specify the next hop as an IP address or an interface name. |
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IP Address |
Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address for the next hop depending on the type of IP address specified for the static route. |
Interface |
Select the interface name to be used as the next hop. |
Setting |
Guideline |
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Specify the qualified next hop as an IP address or an interface name. |
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IP Address |
Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address for the qualified next hop depending on the type of IP address specified for the static route. |
Interface |
Select the interface name to be used as the qualified next hop. |
Preference |
Enter a preference for the qualified next hop; the lower the number the higher the route preference. Range: 0 through 2,147,483,647 |
Metric |
Enter a metric value, which signifies the cost for an access route, for the qualified next hop. Range: 0 through 2,147,483,647 |