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Configuring the modem using the CLI | Configuring the modem interface |
Configuring the modem using the CLI
Configure the modem settings for the
Keywords and variables | Description | Default |
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altmode | Enable for installations using PPP in China. | enable |
{enable disable} |
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Enable to dial the modem automatically if the | disable | |
{enable disable} | connection is lost, or the FortiWiFi unit is |
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restarted. |
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| mode must be standalone |
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connect_timeout | Set the connection completion timeout | 90 |
<seconds> |
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Enable to dial the modem when packets are | disable | |
{enable disable} | routed to the modem interface. The modem |
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| disconnects after the |
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| occurs on the interface, the FortiGate unit |
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| dials the modem again. |
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Used only when the modem is configured as | 60 | |
<seconds> | a backup for an interface. Set the time |
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seconds) that the FortiWiFi unit waits before |
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| switching from the modem interface to the |
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| primary interface, after the primary interface |
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| has been restored. |
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| mode must be redundant. |
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Set the number of minutes the modem | 5 | |
<minutes> | connection can be idle before it is |
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| disconnected. |
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| mode must be standalone. |
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interface <name> | Enter an interface name to associate the | No default. |
| modem interface with the Ethernet interface |
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| that you want to either back up (backup |
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| configuration) or replace (standalone |
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| configuration). |
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mode <mode> | Enter the required mode: | standalone |
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| The modem interface is the connection from |
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| the FortiWiFi unit to the Internet. |
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| • redundant |
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| The modem interface automatically takes |
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| over from a selected Ethernet interface when |
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| that Ethernet interface is unavailable. |
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passwd1 | Enter the password used to access the | No default |
<password_srt> | specified dialup account. |
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passwd2 | Enter the password used to access the | No default. |
<password_str> | specified dialup account. |
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passwd3 | Enter the password used to access the | No default. |
<password_str> | specified dialup account |
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