8-2 Administrator’s Handbook
Here you can select Backup is = Automatic, and Recovery is Automatic. See “Backup Configuration
screen” on page 8-9.
•the Backup IP Gateway menu item in the IP Setup screen under the System Configuration menu
Here you enter a Backup Gateway IP address. See “IP Setup” on page 8-6. Alternatively, you can choose a
different backup gateway device; see “Backup Default Gateway” on page 8-14.
Detailed descriptions follow.
Connection Profiles
The dial backup feature allows you to configure a complete Connection Profile for the modem backup, just as
you do for your primary WAN connection. In this way profiles are associated with a particular inter face. It should
have switched characteristics for modem backup.
Navigate to the Add Connection Profile screen.
If you used Easy Setup to configure your DSL connection, you have already created one Connection Profile. For
the backup modem, you create a second Connection Profile, and associate it with the backup modem interface.
•Profile Name: Give the profile a descriptive name, for example “Modem Backup”.
•Profile Enabled: Ordinarily this is toggled to Yes. You can toggle it to No, if you want to disable it later.
WANMain
Menu
Add Connection
ProfileConfiguration
Add Connection Profile
Profile Name: Profile 1
Profile Enabled: Yes
Encapsulation Type... RFC1483
RFC1483 Mode... Bridged 1483
IP Profile Parameters...
COMMIT CANCEL
Return accepts * ESC cancels * Left/Right moves insertion point * Del deletes.
Configure a new Conn. Profile. Finished? COMMIT or CANCEL to exit.