Creating a new route

After we create a route table and the associated subnets, there is still a piece missing. We defined the route table that will be affected with subnet association, but we're missing the part that defines how it will be affected. We define how associated subnets are affected using rules called routes. Routes define traffic routes, stating where specific traffic needs to go. If the default route for specific traffic is the internet, we can change this and reroute the traffic to a specific IP or subnet.

Getting ready

Before you start, open the browser and go to the Azure portal via https://portal.azure.com.

How to do it...

In order to create a new route, we must do the following:

1. In the Azure portal, locate Route table.
2. In the Route table pane, under Settings, select Routes. Select Add to add a new route:
   

   Figure 6.21: Adding a new route

3. In the new pane, we need to define values for the Route name and Address prefix (in CIDR format)...