Netopia R7200 manual Connection Profiles, Using Scheduled Connections with Backup

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Line Backup 9-5

Connection Profiles

The line backup feature allows you to configure a complete connection profile for the backup port, just as you do for your primary WAN connection. In this way profiles are associated with a particular interface. The profile should reflect the port it is associated with. It should have switched characteristics for the backup port.

Add Connection

Profile

Profile Name:

Backup

Profile Enabled:

Yes

Data Link Encapsulation is

PPP

Data Link Options...

 

IP Enabled:

Yes

IP Profile Parameters...

 

IPX Enabled:

No

Interface Group...

Backup

Telco Options...

 

ADD PROFILE NOW

CANCEL

Return/Enter to discard changes you have made. Profile will not be added. Configure a new Conn. Profile. Finished? ADD or CANCEL to exit.

For instructions on creating a connection profile see “Creating a new Connection Profile” on page 8-3.

To associate this connection profile with your backup port interface, choose Backup from the Interface Group pop-up menu and press Return.

Using Scheduled Connections with Backup

The backup link is a PPP dial-up connection and only connects to the Internet service provider when traffic is initiated from the LAN. If you want to use the backup link to provide redundancy for services, such as a web service that you provide to the outside world, you must force the connection to stay up. You do this by creating a scheduled connection entry that will be a permanent “forced up” connection for the backup port. The backup port will be activated upon primary WAN link failure and remain active until primary WAN link recovery.

To configure a Scheduled Connection, from the Main Menu select WAN Configuration and then Scheduled Connections.

Main

Menu

WAN Configuration

Scheduled

Connections

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Netopia R7200 manual Connection Profiles, Using Scheduled Connections with Backup