If your local network is organized into different subnets of computers and you would like more than one of these subnets to be included in your Corente application network, you can add static routes from your Corente Services Gateway to these computers with the Routes tab of the Location form.
The computers on the subnets that you include on this screen will not be able to access the Gateway Viewer application unless you configure the routers on those subnets to forward UDP broadcast packets to the Corente Services Gateway.
The main screen of the Routes tab presents a table of all routes that you have already added. You may Edit or Delete any route listed in the table.
Adding a New Route
To combine different subnets, you must supply the IP address information for the machines that have access to both subnets. These subnet connections may exist through a computer with two Ethernet interfaces, known as a gateway, or through a networking device, known as a router. Both of these machines connect subnets into the same local network by having an IP address in each subnet.
Select the Add button on the main screen of the Routes tab. The Add Route screen will be displayed.
Fill out the fields and options as follows:
Network Address: Enter the IP Address of the subnet to which you want to route.
Network Mask: Enter the network mask of the subnet to which you want to route.
Gateway/Router IP Address: Enter the IP address of the machine on your network that routes to the subnet to which you want the Corente Services Gateway to route. This address must be on the SAME subnet as your Corente Services Gateway.
Once you have filled in all of these fields, clicking on the OK button will add this information to the Routes tab.
Dynamic Routing via RIPv2, OSPF, or BGP
You can skip the process of entering route information on this screen if you decide to enable RIPv2, OSPF, or BGP on your local network. When enabled, the Corente Services Gateway will use RIPv2, OSPF, and BGP messages to determine the most appropriate routes for local subnets to use to reach the application network tunnel. The Corente Services Gateway will then advertise the routes to local network routers.
By default, dynamic routes broadcast with RIPv2, OSPF, and BGP will be used before static routes entered on the Routes tab.
Use the Corente Services Gateway for Local Routing
In addition to serving as an application network router, a Corente Services Gateway serves as a local router, as well. It will automatically provide routes between subnets that are both participating in the application network.