# Configuring a static RP

Use the following procedure to configure a static RP entry. After you configure static RP, the switch ignores the BSR mechanism and uses the statically-configured RPs only.

## Prerequisites

- You must enable static RP.

## Procedure steps

1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click PIM.

3. In the work area, click the Static RP tab.

4. In the toolbar, click Insert.

   The Insert Static RP dialog box appears.

5. In the GroupAddress box, type the multicast group address.

6. In the GroupMask box, type the multicast group mask.

7. In the RPAddress box, enter the address of the static RP.

8. Click Insert.

## Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Static RP tab.

Field | Description
--- | ---
GroupAddress | Specifies the IP address of the multicast group. Together with the group mask, the IP address identifies the range of the multicast addresses that the RP handles.
GroupMask | Specifies the address mask of the multicast group. Together with the group address, the address mask identifies the range of the multicast addresses that the RP handles.
RPAddress | Specifies the IP address of the static RP.
Status | Shows the current status of the static RP entry. The status is valid when the switch has a unicast route to the network for the static RP and is invalid otherwise.