Setup - Sierra Wireless AIRLINK HELIX 2140847 User Manual

Command
Ethernet WAN IP
IP Address
IP Netmask
Gateway IP
DNS 1
DNS 2
Primary Interface
Primary Route IP
Interval (Secs)
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Figure 6-2: ACEmanager: WAN/Cellular - WAN Failover
Description
Static or DHCP. If DHCP is selected, no other IP related information needs to be entered. If
Static is selected enter the IP information about the secondary Internet connection.
If Static mode is selected, this is the IP address of the Helix Box on the secondary network.
If Static mode is selected, this is the netmask of the Helix Box in WAN Failover (primary or
secondary).
If Static mode is selected, this is the gateway IP address of the that the Helix Box.
If Static mode is selected, this is the primary DNS server that the Helix connects on the
secondary network.
If Static mode is selected, this is the secondary DNS server that the Helix connects on the
secondary network.
Cellular or Ethernet. This determines the cellular module or the Ethernet connection to be
the primary connection.
This is the IP address that Helix continually tests connectivity with. Helix will ping this
address through the primary WAN connection to ensure the primary connection is working.
If a ping to this address fails, Helix will rollover all WAN connectivity to the secondary WAN
connection until it can resume connectivity to this address through the primary connection.
Determines how often the Primary Route IP is tested.

Setup

1. Select WAN Failover from the backhaul mode drop-down menu.
2. Determine whether the Ethernet (WAN) network is DHCP or Static IP based
and fill in information accordingly.
3. Select the primary interface. This should be selected as the most reliable
connection and will be the one that the Helix primarily uses and tests. The
secondary connection will be the connection that the Helix keeps active and
Configuring WAN/Cellular
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