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Fortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.6 Administrator NSE4_FGT_AD-7.6 · Domain 4: Routing

Static routes: administrative distance, priority, ECMP and load-balancing methods

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Static routes are manually configured paths, and on FortiGate their behaviour is governed by administrative distance and priority, two settings that decide which routes are active and which are preferred. Mastering how they interact is essential for the routing domain and for VPN and SD-WAN failover.

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