Working with V-Series appliance static routes

Static routes can be added one at a time, or many at a time using an import file.

When a static route is added, data entered in each field is validated by the appliance, and an error message is displayed if there is an inconsistency in the route.

To add static routes, select the IPv4 or IPv6 tab of the Configuration > Routing page, then click Add/Import under Static Routes.

To manually add a single route:

Make sure the Add individual route radio button is selected.

Use the Destination network field to enter the subnet IP address for which traffic will be routed.

Enter the Subnet mask (IPv4) or Subnet prefix length (IPv6) for the network where the clients reside (for example, 255.255.0.0, or 64).

Enter the Gateway IP address that provides access from the proxy subnet to the client subnet. This address must be on the same subnet as the appliance.

Select the appliance Interface to be used for the static route. Only active interfaces appear in the drop-down list.

Click Add Route.

To add multiple routes using an import list file:

Prepare the import file. See Import file specifications below.

Select the Import route file radio button.

Specify the full path and file name, or Browse to locate the file.

Click Import Route to import the routes specified in the file.

The appliance reads the file, validates each route, and reports errors for lines that are invalid.

Duplicate route entries are ignored; duplicate entries are not created.

If the number of routes in the file, combined with the number of existing routes, exceeds the 5000 route table limit, the import fails. No routes are added and an error message displays.

Import file specifications

The file must be a plain text file. (Most routers export route tables to a plain text file.)

The file can contain comment lines. Comment lines begin with "#".

A line that defines a route must include the following 4 fields in the order shown. Each field must be separated by a space.

For IPv4:

destination netmask default-gateway interface

For IPv6:

destination prefix-length default-gateway interface

In these examples:

Destination is a subnet address or host IP address.

(IPv4) Netmask determines the proper value of destination.

(IPv6) Prefix-length determines the proper value of destination.

Default-gateway is the next hop.

Interface is the appliance interface through which traffic is routed. The specified interface must be enabled. If it is disabled, the appliance reports an error and does not add the route.

Deleting static routes

In the Static Routes table, click the box to the left of each entry you want to delete.

To delete all routes, click the box to the left of the label Destination Network.

Click Delete.

Exporting the route table

To export the route table to a text file, click Export Table. Click Browse to specify a location and name for the file.

All routes in the table, whether enabled or disabled, are exported.