Configuration concepts

Before configuring a static route, you must understand the following concepts:
  • Destination address and mask: In the ip route-static command, an IPv4 address is in dotted-decimal format. A mask can be in the form of mask length - the number of consecutive 1s in the mask.

  • Output interface and next hop address: When configuring a static route, specify the output interface or next hop address. The next hop address cannot be a local interface IP address or the route configuration will not take effect.

  • Other attributes: You can configure different priorities and administrative distance for different static routes to make route management policies more flexible. For example, specifying the same priority for different routes to the same destination enables load sharing, but specifying different priorities for these routes enables route backup.