Line Backup
Chapter 9
Line Backup
The Netopia R7200 SDSL Router offers line backup functionality in the event of a line failure on your primary WAN link.
This chapter covers the following topics:
■“WAN Configuration” on page
■“IP Setup screen” on page
■“Connection Profiles” on page
■“Using Scheduled Connections with Backup” on page
■“Management/Statistics” on page
■“QuickView” on page
■“Event Logs” on page
■“SNMP Support” on page
The purpose of line backup is to provide a recovery mechanism in the event that the primary connection fails. A failure can be either line loss, for example by central site switch failure or physical cable breakage, or in the case of Frame Relay (with LMI) or PPP, loss of
In the event of a loss of primary connectivity you have the option of switching back to the primary port automatically once it has recovered its connection.
The supported backup ports are the Auxiliary port or an asynchronous modem WAN module in Switched Asynchronous mode with PPP as the data link encapsulation.