Chapter5 Configuring WAN Connections
Configuring an Aux Backup Connection
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Configuring an Aux Backup Connection
Complete these steps to configure an Aux Backup connection:
Step1 If you want to review the IOS CLI commands that you send to the router when
you complete the configuration, go to the Cisco SDM toolbar, and click Edit >
Preferences > Preview commands before delivering to router.
Step2 In the Cisco SDM toolbar, click Configure.
Step3 In the Cisco SDM taskbar, click Interfaces and Connections.
Step4 In the Create Connection tab, click Aux Backup.
Step5 Click Create Connection to start the wizard. The wizard Welcome screen
describes the tasks you will complete.
Step6 Click Next to go to the subsequent screens to configure the connection.
Step7 Cisco SDM displays the Summary screen when you have completed the
configuration. Review the configuration. If you need to make changes, click Back
to return to the screen in which you need to make changes, then return to the
Summary screen.
Step8 If you want to test the connection after sending the configuration to the router,
check Test the connectivity after configuring. After you click Finish, Cisco
SDM tests the connection and displays the test results in another screen.
Step9 To send the configuration to the router, click Finish.
The Aux Backup Connection Reference describes the screens that Cisco SDM
displays.

Aux Backup Connection Reference

•Aux Backup Welcome Window
•Backup Configuration
•Backup Configuration: Primary Interface and Next Hop IP Addresses
•Backup Configuration: Hostname or IP Address to Be Tracked