Configure Virtual Routers
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Configure Virtual Routers

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Configure Virtual Routers

Create a virtual router on the firewall to participate in Layer 3 routing.
  1. Gather the required information from your network administrator.
    • Interfaces on the firewall that you want to perform routing.
    • Administrative distances for static, OSPF internal, OSPF external, IBGP, EBGP and RIP.
  2. Create a virtual router and apply interfaces to it.
    The firewall comes with a virtual router named
    default
    . You can edit the
    default
    virtual router or add a new virtual router.
    1. Select
      Network
      Virtual Routers
      .
    2. Select a virtual router (the one named
      default
      or a different virtual router) or
      Add
      the
      Name
      of a new virtual router.
    3. Select
      Router Settings
      General
      .
    4. Click
      Add
      in the
      Interfaces
      box and select an already defined interface.
      Repeat this step for all interfaces you want to add to the virtual router.
    5. Click
      OK
      .
  3. Set Administrative Distances for static and dynamic routing.
    Set Administrative Distances for types of routes as required for your network. When the virtual router has two or more different routes to the same destination, it uses administrative distance to choose the best path from different routing protocols and static routes, by preferring a lower distance.
    • Static
      —Range is 10 to 240; default is 10.
    • OSPF Internal
      —Range is 10 to 240; default is 30.
    • OSPF External
      —Range is 10 to 240; default is 110.
    • IBGP
      —Range is 10 to 240; default is 200.
    • EBGP
      —Range is 10 to 240; default is 20.
    • RIP
      —Range is 10 to 240; default is 120.
    See ECMP if you want to leverage having multiple equal-cost paths for forwarding.
  4. Commit virtual router general settings.
    Click
    OK
    and
    Commit
    .
  5. Configure Ethernet, VLAN, loopback, and tunnel interfaces as needed.

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