Add a PIM Interface Settings element

You must add one or more PIM Interface Settings elements to the routing configuration.

Before you begin

You must have enabled PIM on the engine.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

Steps

  1. Select Configuration.
  2. Right-click an engine, then select Edit <element type>.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, browse to Routing.
  4. Right-click a directly connected network under an interface or right-click a Tunnel Interface, then select Add PIM Interface Settings.
    When configuring a Firewall Cluster, the interface must have a CVI address defined.
  5. Browse to the PIM Interface Settings element, click Add, then click OK.
    The element is added beneath the network or Tunnel Interface.
  6. (Optional) To change the IP address used, right-click the PIM Interface Settings element, then select IP Addresses and an IP address.
  7. Click Save.

Engine Editor > Routing

Use this branch to view and change the routing configuration of the NGFW Engine.

Option Definition
Filter Allows you to view only the elements that match what you enter in the Filter field.
Refresh View Updates the view.
Expand All Expands all levels of the routing tree.
Collapse All Collapses all levels of the routing tree.
Display Mode Changes how the routing configuration is displayed.
  • Tree View — Displays the routing configuration as a tree of interfaces, Router elements, NetLink elements, and destination networks.
  • Table View — Displays the routing configuration as a table of destination networks, routing gateways, interfaces, and NetLink elements.
Default Route Allows you to view and create default routes that are used when there is no more specific route defined.
Note: If the Automatic Default Route setting is selected in the properties of the interface, default routes are created automatically for interfaces with dynamic IP addresses on single NGFW Engines.
  • Gateway — The IP address of the gateway device. You can also double-click the field and select a gateway device for the route.
  • Add — Adds the default route to the routing configuration.
  • Show Default Route — Highlights the default route in the Tree View or the Table View.
Add Route Allows you to add routes to specific destination networks.
  • Destination — The destination IP address or network.
  • Gateway — The IP address of the gateway device. You can also double-click the field and select a gateway device for the route.
  • Add — Adds the route to the routing configuration.
Query Route Allows you to search for routes.
  • Source — The source IP address.
  • Destination — The destination IP address.
  • Query — Highlights the route in the Tree View or the Table View.