Select Gateway
You may often have difficulty selecting the first hop while defining the path due to the duplicate IP, HSRP, HA group, etc. The most common usage scenario is that different end systems use the same duplicate IP, making path calculations have accuracy problems.
A/B Path IntelliSense Dialog
The A/B IntelliSense dialog can help find the correct gateway:
- The main information of each item to be selected is listed in the IntelliSense dialog so that users can distinguish between different devices to quickly select the required items.
- List the devices with major technologies (such as Duplicate IP, HA, HSRP, etc.) according to the rules to facilitate users to distinguish.
The format and supported function of IntelliSense dialog for different types of devices are as follows:
| Entered item | Matched item | Displayed Information | Supported Operations |
| IP | Device Interface IP | Interface IP Device Name Interface Name Vendor module Site | View neighbor map |
| HSRP/VRRP/GLBP Virtual IP | Virtual IP Virtual IP Tag Tech Protocol Real IP summary Real IP Real IP Device Name Real IP Device interface Name Real IP Device Vendor module Real IP Device Site | View neighbor map | |
| Internet Cloud | IP address Cloud Type Connected Switch Port | View neighbor map | |
| MPLS Cloud | IP address Cloud Type Connected Switch Port | View neighbor map | |
| Endsystem | IP address Device Name Connected Switch Port | View neighbor map | |
| Unknown Endsystem | IP address DNS Name Connected Switch Port | View neighbor map | |
| Unknown IP | IP address | View neighbor map | |
| HA Group | HA tag HA interface IP Device Name Interface Name Vendor Module Site | View neighbor map | |
| Duplicate IP | IP address Duplicate IP summary Different IPs correspond to different device types, displaying information in different formats listed above. | View neighbor map | |
| Keyword | Device Name | Device Name Type Vendor module Site Interface IP | View neighbor map |
| DNS Name | DNS Name IP address Connected Switch Port
| View neighbor map | |
| Internet Cloud | Cloud Name Cloud Type Connected Switch Port
| View neighbor map | |
| MPLS Cloud | Cloud Name Cloud Type Connected Switch Port
| View neighbor map | |
| MAC Device Name | Device Name DNS Name Connected Switch Port
| View neighbor map | |
Application Name Path Name | Path Source Destination Protocol Path Name Application name Latest result time |
Display of IntelliSense when entering:
- IP address:
- Hostname:
- Unknown IP:
- Duplicate IP:
Select Not-Directly-Connected Device as Gateway for End system
During path calculation, you can select the interface of a not-directly-connected device as the gateway in the following case:
- The gateway calculated by path is not the one you want.
- You do not manage the gateway device.
You can select any device's L3 interface as the gateway for the end system. However, only the current device's interface with configured IP is supported to be the gateway for a network device.