# IP Route

Device > Configure > IP Route

The IP routing table stores information on possible destinations and how to reach them. Whenever a host or gateway needs to transmit a packet, it consults the routing table to determine the route by which to send the datagram.

You can view, add, or delete routes to the IP routing table. Each entry in the routing table describes an IP route.

The routing table provides the following information for each route:

Destination (ipRouteDest)

Destination IP address of the route. The address 0.0.0.0 is a default address.

Next Hop (ipRouteNextHop)

Next hop for this route.

Mask (ipRouteMask)

Subnet mask for the destination address.

Routing Protocol (ipRouteProto)

Protocol by which the route was learned.

Index (ipRouteIfIndex)

Index of the interface through which traffic to this destination is transmitted.

Hop Count (ipRouteMetric1)

Number of hops (1 or 0) for this route. Its meaning depends on the routing protocol.

Route Type (ipRouteType)

Status or type of the route. Possible values are direct, indirect, invalid, or other. The invalid value is usually used to delete an entry. Otherwise, it indicates an error.

Route Age (ipRouteAge)

Number of seconds that have elapsed since this route was last updated or validated.

Click Create to create a new row in the IP routing table (enter Destination IP Address and Next Hop, then click Apply), or click Delete to remove the currently selected row.

Click Apply to make your changes take effect, or click Cancel to close the dialog box without making any changes. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.