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Interfaces
Configure the WAN to be a DHCP client:
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(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 type dhcp
(config network interface my_wan)>
a. Optional IPv4 configuration items:
i. Set the IP metric:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 metric num
(config network interface my_wan)>
See
about metrics.
ii. Set the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface. For multiple
active interfaces with the same metric, the weight is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 weight num
(config network interface my_wan)>
iii. Set the management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 mgmt num
(config network interface my_wan)>
iv. Set the MTU:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 mtu num
(config network interface my_wan)>
v. Configure how to use DNS:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 use_dns value
(config network interface my_wan)>
where value is one of:
vi. Enable DHCP Hostname to instruct the IX20 device to include the device's system
name with DHCP requests as the Client FQDN option. The DHCP server can then be
configured to register the device's hostname and IP address with an associated DNS
server.
IX20 User Guide
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics
always: DNS will always be used for this WAN; when multiple interfaces have
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the same DNS server, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.
primary: Only use the DNS servers provided for this interface when the
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interface is the primary route.
never: Never use DNS servers for this interface.
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Wide Area Networks (WANs)
for further information
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