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<a name="wp1073151"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Configuring the Default Gateway

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Detailed Steps
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To configure an IP route, follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1095220"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select <span style="font-weight: bold">Switches &gt; Interfaces &gt; Management</span>, and select <span style="font-weight: bold">IP</span> in the Physical Attributes pane.
</li>
<a name="wp1095221"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Route</span> tab in the information pane.
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You see the IP route window showing the switch name, destination, mask, gateway, metric, interface, 
and active status of each IP route.

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<a name="wp1095223"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Create Row</span> icon to add a new IP route.
</li>
<a name="wp1095224"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Complete the fields in this window. 
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<a name="wp1095225"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Enter the switch name in the Switch field. </li>
<a name="wp1095226"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Configure a static route, by entering the destination network ID and subnet mask in the Routedest and Mask fields. </li>
<a name="wp1095227"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Configure a default gateway by entering the IP address of the seed switch in the Gateway field. </li>
<a name="wp1095228"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Set the Metric and Interface fields. </li>
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> With Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1) and later, CPP interfaces also are available for selection when 
you create a new IP route.

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<a name="wp1095230"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Create</span> icon.
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To configure an IP route or identify the default gateway using Device Manager, follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1095233"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose <span style="font-weight: bold">IP &gt; Routes</span>.
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<a name="wp1095234"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see the IP Routes window.

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<a name="wp1095235"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Create a new IP route or identify the default gateway on a switch by clicking <span style="font-weight: bold">Create</span>.
</li>
<a name="wp1095236"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Complete the fields in this window. 
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<a name="wp1095237"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Enter the switch name in the Switch field. </li>
<a name="wp1095238"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Configure a static route, by entering the destination network ID and subnet mask in the Routedest and Mask fields. </li>
<a name="wp1095239"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Configure a default gateway by entering the IP address of the seed switch in the Gateway field. </li>
</ul></div>
<a name="wp1095240"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Set the Metric and Interface fields. 
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<a name="wp1095241"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> With Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1) and later, CPP interfaces also are available for selection when 
you create a new IP route.

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If you choose the CPP interface, the switch uses the input CPP-assigned IP address and mask to generate 
the IP route prefix.

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<a name="wp1095243"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Create </span>to add the IP route.
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> You cannot delete the switch-generated IP route for the CPP interface. If you try to delete the IP route 
for the CPP interface, SNMP displays this error message: <br />
ip: route type not supported.

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