Routing tab

Security Appliance Manager Help | Forcepoint Appliances | v1.2

The Routing tab displays static and component route information and allows you to add or delete static and component routes from your appliance. This tab also allows you to import and export status routes.

Static IPv4 Routes table

The Static IPv4 Routes table displays IPv4 static route information, including:

Destination network

Subnet mask

Gateway

Interface

Adding a static IPv4 route

To add a static IPv4 route:

1.  Click the Add Route button below the Static IPv4 Routes table.
An Add Static IPv4 Routes dialog box displays.

2.  Enter the destination network address in the Destination network field (the machine to route all traffic through the interface).

3.  Enter the subnet mask address in the Subnet mask field.

4.  Enter the gateway address in the Gateway field.

5.  Select the interface from the Interface drop-down menu.

6.  Click the Save button.
A confirmation message displays in the Security Appliance Manager banner.

Importing static IPv4 routes

To import static IPv4 routes:

1.  Click the Import link below the Static IPv4 Routes table.
An Import Static IPv4 Routes dialog box displays.

2.  Click the text template link to download the IPv4 route template file.

3.  Populate the file with routes to be imported. Save the file.

4.  Click the Browse button to navigate to the populated file.

5.  Click the Import button.

When the routes are imported, a confirmation message displays in the Security Appliance Manager banner.

If the import fails, an error message displays in the Import IPv4 Routes dialog box, indicating the error(s).

Exporting static IPv4 routes

To export IPv4 static routes to a file, click the Export link below the Static IPv4 Routes table.
The exported file downloads to the local downloads location.

Deleting a static IPv4 route

To delete a static IPv4 route:

1.  Highlight the route you want to delete in the Static IPv4 Routes table.

2.  Click the Delete button below the table.

3.  A Delete Route dialog box displays, confirming that you want to delete the route.

4.  Click the Delete button in the dialog box to delete the route.
A “route deleted” confirmation message displays.

Multiple routes can be selected for deletion using the Ctrl and Shift+Ctrl keys.

Static IPv6 Routes table

The Static IPv6 Routes table displays static IPv6 route information, including:

Destination network

Prefix

Gateway

Interface

Adding a static IPv6 route

To add a static IPv6 route:

1.  Click the Add button below the Static IPv6 Routes table.
An Add Static IPv6 Routes dialog box displays.

2.  Enter the destination network address in the Destination network field (the machine to route all traffic through the interface).

3.  Enter the prefix in the Prefix length field.

4.  Enter the gateway address in the Gateway field.

5.  Select the interface from the Interface drop-down menu. Only interfaces with IPv6 enabled will be listed.

6.  Click the Save button.
A confirmation message displays in the Security Appliance Manager banner.

Importing static IPv6 routes

To import static IPv6 routes:

1.  Click the Import link below the Static IPv6 Routes table.
An Import Static IPv6 Routes dialog box displays.

2.  Click the text template link to download the IPv6 route template file.

3.  Populate the file with routes to be imported. Save the file.

4.  Click the Browse button to navigate to the populated file.

5.  Click the Import button.

When the routes are imported, a confirmation message displays in the Security Appliance Manager banner.

If the import fails, an error message displays in the Import Static IPv6 Routes dialog box, indicating the error(s).

Exporting static IPv6 routes

To export IPv6 static routes to a file, click the Export link below the Static IPv6 Routes table.
The exported file downloads to the local downloads location.

Deleting a static IPv6 route

To delete a static IPv6 route:

1.  Highlight the route you want to delete in the Static IPv6 Routes table.

2.  Click the Delete button below the table.

3.  A Delete Route dialog box displays, confirming that you want to delete the route.

4.  Click the Delete button in the dialog box to delete the route.
A “route deleted” confirmation message displays.

Multiple routes can be selected for deletion using the Ctrl and Shift+Ctrl keys.

Component Routes table

The Component Routes table displays component route information, including:

Module

Destination network

Subnet mask

Adding a component route

To add a component route:

1.  Click the Add button below the Component Routes table.
An Add Component Route dialog box displays.

2.  Enter the destination network address in the Destination network field (the machine to route all traffic through interface C).

3.  Enter the subnet mask ID in the Subnet mask field.

4.  Select the module from the Module drop-down menu.

5.  Click the Save button.
A confirmation message displays in the Security Appliance Manager banner.

Deleting a component route

To delete an component route:

1.  Highlight the route you want to delete in the Component Routes table.

2.  Click the Delete button below the table.

3.  A Delete Route dialog box displays, confirming that you want to delete the route.

4.  Click the Delete button in the dialog box to delete the route.
A “route deleted” confirmation message displays.