# Add metrics or enable ECMP on a route

You can modify the metrics or enable ECMP on routes in the routing configuration.

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For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Configuration.
2. Right-click an NGFW Engine, then select Edit <element type>.
3. Browse to Routing.
4. Right-click a network that is beneath a router, NetLink, or tunnel interface, then select Edit Route Metrics.
5. Configure the settings, then click OK.
6. Click Save and Refresh to transfer the changed configuration.

## Edit Route Metrics dialog box

Use this dialog box to define route metrics or enable ECMP on a route.

Option | Definition
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Metric | Enter a metric value. Valid values are 0–254, and the default is 0.
Use Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) | When selected, enables equal-cost multi-path (ECMP). Enter the weight value 1 for all routes to the same destination.
Monitoring Probe | Define the probing method used to monitor and verify that the route to a network is available. Not Enabled — Route monitoring is not enabled. Next Hop Reachability — Tests that the link to the next hop router is up and that the router is responding. Ping — An ICMP echo message is sent to a host in the destination network to test that the network is available. Define the settings for the ping test: IP Address — Define an IP Address (IPv4 or IPv6) in the destination network. Retry Count — Define the number of unsuccessful attempts to ping the IP address before removing the route. Valid values are 1–10, and the default is 2. Interval — Define how frequently the IP address is pinged. Valid values are 100ms – 10000ms, and the default is 500ms.