How should an administrator enable the Advance Routing Engine on a Palo Alto Networks firewall?

The correct answer is A. Enable Advanced Routing in General Settings of Device > Setup > Management, then commit. The Advanced Routing Engine (ARE) on Palo Alto Networks firewalls is enabled through Device > Setup > Management > General Settings. The administrator checks the 'Enable Advanced Routing' checkbox and commits the configuration. A reboot is required for the change to take…

Submitted by tyler.j· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

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AEnable Advanced Routing in General Settings of Device > Setup > Management, then commit
BEnable Advanced Routing Engine in Device > Setup > Session > Session Settings, then commit
CEnable Advanced Routing in Network > Virtual Routers > Redistribution Profiles and then commit.
DEnable Advanced Routing in Network > Virtual Routers > Router Settings > General, then commit

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Explanation

The Advanced Routing Engine (ARE) on Palo Alto Networks firewalls is enabled through Device > Setup > Management > General Settings. The administrator checks the 'Enable Advanced Routing' checkbox and commits the configuration. A reboot is required for the change to take effect. The Advanced Routing Engine provides enhanced routing capabilities such as support for VRFs (virtual routers with route leaking), ECMP per-packet load balancing, and additional routing protocol features. The other paths listed - Session Settings, Redistribution Profiles, and Virtual Router General Settings - do not contain the ARE toggle.

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#Advanced Routing Engine#Firewall Configuration#Management Settings#Routing Features

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