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This chapter describes how to configure the IAD as a router. You may
configure the IAD as a router or a bridge, depending on your application.

Optionally, you may also configure some ports for routing, and some ports
for bridging. For example, you might set up PPP for Internet connections
using routing, and set up a management connection using bridging.

A router is a network layer device that uses one or more metrics to
determine the optimal path along which network traffic should be
forwarded. Routers forward packets from one network to another based on
network layer information.

A router generally improves overall efficiency for a complex network, but a
bridge provides better speed and flexibility for the overall network.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Basic Router Setup Tasks (page

)

Using the Router Configuration menu (page

)

Configuring an IP Address (page

)

Configuring Port Maximum Transmission Units (page

101

)

Adding and Removing Static Routes (page