Chapter 4

Advanced Configuration

Network Service Detection

Enable Network Service Detection  Network Service Detection helps manage your connection and can report when your connection experiences problems. To use this service, select this option.

Retry Count  Enter the number of times the Router will try to reconnect if the connection fails.

Retry Timeout  Enter the number of times the Router will try to make a connection to your ISP before it times out.

When Fail  Should the connection be lost, set the Router to perform one of the following actions, Remove the Connection or Generate the Error Condition in the System Log.

•• Remove the Connection  Failover will occur; the backup will be used. When the primary WAN port’s connectivity is restored, the backup WAN port will return to standby mode.

•• Generate the Error Condition in the System Log  Failover will not occur; only an error condition will be logged.

Network Service Detection can test a WAN port’s network connectivity by pinging the Default Gateway or a specific IP address.

WAN1/2

Default Gateway  Select this option to ping the Default Gateway.

ISP Host  Select this option to ping the ISP Host. Then enter the IP address.

Remote Host  Select this option to ping the Remote Host. Then enter the IP address.

DNS Lookup Host  Select this option to ping the DNS Lookup Host. Then enter the IP address.

Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Cancel Changes to undo them.

Load Balance

System Management > Dual-WAN > Load Balance

Network Service Detection

Enable Network Service Detection  Network Service Detection helps manage your connection and can report when your connection experiences problems. To use this service, select this option.

Retry Count  Enter the number of times the Router will try to reconnect if the connection fails.

Retry Timeout  Enter the number of times the Router will try to make a connection to your ISP before it times out.

When Fail  Should the connection not be reestablished, set the Router to perform one of the following actions, Remove the Connection or Generate the Error Condition in the System Log.

Network Service Detection can test this connection by pinging the Default Gateway or a specific IP address.

WAN1/2

Default Gateway  Select this option to ping the Default Gateway.

ISP Host  Select this option to ping the ISP Host. Then enter the IP address.

Remote Host  Select this option to ping the Remote Host. Then enter the IP address.

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