Technical Tip: How to create a static route on FortiGate from the GUI Interface

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Description	This article describes how to create a static route on FortiGate from the GUI Interface.
Scope	FortiGate.
Solution	In GUI, go to Network -> Static Routes and select 'Create New'. As shown in the below diagram, give the destination address and gateway IP along with the interface. In the below example, a default static route has been created for internet access. So the destination address will be 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0: Once all the details are provided, select 'ok' to see the static route in the GUI: From CLI: To verify the static route in the routing table run the below command: get router info routing-table all  Verify the pings to the internet: Ornstein-kvm35 # get router info routing-table details 8.8.8.8 Routing table for VRF=0 Routing entry for 0.0.0.0/0 Known via "static", distance 10, metric 0, best * vrf 0 10.9.15.254, via port1 Ornstein-kvm35 # execute ping 8.8.8.8 PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=0 ttl=121 time=6.3 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=121 time=6.1 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=121 time=6.2 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=3 ttl=121 time=6.3 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=121 time=6.1 ms --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 6.1/6.2/6.3 ms