Figure 30 Wan Backup; Table 17 Wan Backup - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 2602R Series User Manual

Prestige 2602R Series User's Guide

Figure 30 WAN Backup

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 17 WAN Backup

LABEL
Backup Type
Check WAN IP
Address1-3
Fail Tolerance
Recovery Interval When the Prestige is using a lower priority connection (usually a WAN backup
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DESCRIPTION
Select the method that the Prestige uses to check the DSL connection.
Select DSL Link to have the Prestige check if the connection to the DSLAM is up.
Select ICMP to have the Prestige periodically ping the IP addresses configured in
the Check WAN IP Address fields.
Configure this field to test your Prestige's WAN accessibility. Type the IP address of
a reliable nearby computer (for example, your ISP's DNS server address).
Note: If you activate traffic redirect, you must configure at least one
IP address here.
When using a WAN backup connection, the Prestige periodically pings the
addresses configured here and uses the other WAN backup connection (if
configured) if there is no response.
Type the number of times (2 recommended) that your Prestige may ping the IP
addresses configured in the Check WAN IP Address field without getting a
response before switching to a WAN backup connection (or a different WAN
backup connection).
connection), it periodically checks to whether or not it can use a higher priority
connection.
Type the number of seconds (30 recommended) for the Prestige to wait between
checks. Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of traffic.
Chapter 5 WAN Setup