Chapter 13 Configuring Dial Backup and Remote Management

Dial Backup Feature Activation Methods

Dialer Watch

The dialer watch method only supports the Extended Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) link-state dynamic routing protocols.

Configuring Dialer Watch

Perform these steps to configure a dialer watch on your router, beginning in global configuration mode:

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

interface type number

Enters configuration mode for the dial backup

 

 

interface.

 

Example:

 

 

Router(config)# interface dialer 2

 

 

Router(config-if)#

 

Step 2

 

 

dialerwatch-group group-number

Specifies the group number for the watch list.

 

Example:

 

 

Router(config-if)#dialer watch-group 2

 

 

Router(config-if)#

 

Step 3

 

 

exit

Enters global configuration mode.

 

Example:

 

 

Router(config-if)# exit

 

 

Router(config)#

 

Step 4

 

 

ip route prefix mask {ip-address interface-type

Assigns the primary route. 22.0.0.2 is the peer IP

 

interface-number [ip-address]} [distance]

address of the primary interface.

 

Example:

 

 

Router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

 

 

22.0.0.2

 

 

Router(config)#

 

 

 

 

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