Configuring Routing on Aruba Switches

	This is a beta feature and not recommended for a production environment.
	Central does not support routing on Aruba Mobility Access Switches.

Static routes provide a means for restricting and troubleshooting routed traffic flows and in small networks can provide the simplest and most reliable configuration for routing. Static routes are manually configured in the routing table.

You can enable routing on Aruba switches in Aruba Central.

1. In the Network Operations app, select one of the following options:

To select a switch group in the filter:

a. Set the filter to a group containing at least one switch.

The dashboard context for the group is displayed.

b. Under Manage, click Devices > Switches.

c. Click the Config icon to view the switch configuration dashboard.

To select a switch in the filter:

a. Set the filter to Global or a group containing at least one switch.

b. Under Manage, click Devices > Switches.

A list of switches is displayed in the List view.

c. Click a switch under Device Name.

The dashboard context for the switch is displayed.

d. Under Manage, click Device.

The tabs to configure the switch is displayed.

2. Click IP Settings > Routing. The Routing page is displayed.

3. You can toggle routing to enabled on the slider menu.

Before enabling routing, you must already have configured a path to the gateway.

4. In the Routes table, click + to add a VLANVirtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. and configure the following parameters:

Table 1: Routing Path Parameters

Name	Description	Value
Network	A valid network IP address for the destination network or host.	IPv4 address.
Netmask	Netmask of the IP address.	Netmask address.
Gateway	Default gateway IP address.	IPv4 address.
Metric	A parameter used by the routers to determine the best optimal path for routing traffic.	This is a fixed metric for static IP routes, and is set to “1”.
Distance	The administrative distance helps routers determine the best route when there are multiple routes to the destination. A lower value is recommended.	The default administrative distance for static IP routes is 1, but can be configured to any value in the range of 1 - 255.

If the routing metric and administrative distance are set to a lower value for static routes, switches use the static IP routes as the best route for routing traffic.

5. Click Save.