Static routes control how traffic moves between endpoints connected to the network. Configure static routes by defining the destination IP address and netmask of packets that the Deep Edge unit is intended to intercept, and by specifying a gateway IP address for those packets. The gateway address specifies the next-hop router to which traffic will be routed.

The Static Route list at Network → Routing → Static Routes displays information that the Deep Edge unit compares to packet headers in order to route packets. administrators can manually add new entries.

When administrators add a static route to the Static Routes list, Deep Edge checks whether a matching route and destination already exist in the Deep Edge routing table. If no match is found, Deep Edge adds the route to the routing table.

To configure IPv6 static routes, select IPv6 from the Protocol drop-down list box.