ZyXEL Communications 2WE Metric, Table 10-2Fields in Menu 11.1 (PPPoE Encapsulation Specific)

ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

Metric

The metric sets the priority for the ZyWALL’s routes to the Internet. If the two routes have the same metric, the ZyWALL uses the following pre-defined priorities:

1.Normal route: designated by the ISP (see Remote Node Setup chapter) or a static route (see the IP Static Route Setup chapter)

2.Traffic-redirect route (see the Remote Node Setup chapter)

For example, if the normal route has a metric of "1" and the traffic-redirect route has a metric of "2", then the normal route acts as the primary default route. If the normal route fails to connect to the Internet, the ZyWALL tries the traffic-redirect route next

If you want the traffic redirect route to take first priority over the normal route, all you need to do is set the traffic redirect route’s metric to "1" and the normal route to "2" (or greater).

Table 10-2 Fields in Menu 11.1 (PPPoE Encapsulation Specific)

FIELD	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
Authen	This field sets the authentication protocol used for outgoing calls.	CHAP/PAP
	Options for this field are:
	CHAP/PAP - Your ZyWALL will accept either CHAP or PAP when
	requested by this remote node.
	CHAP - accept CHAP only.
	PAP - accept PAP only.
Telco Option
Allocated	The field sets a ceiling for outgoing call time for this remote node. The	0
Budget	default for this field is 0 meaning no budget control.	(default)
Period(hr)	This field is the time period that the budget should be reset. For	0
	example, if we are allowed to call this remote node for a maximum of 10	(default)
	minutes every hour, then the Allocated Budget is (10 minutes) and the
	Period(hr) is 1 (hour).
Schedules	You can apply up to four schedule sets here. For more details please
	refer to the Call Schedule Setup chapter.
Nailed-Up	This field specifies if you want to make the connection to this remote	No
Connection	node a nailed-up connection. More details are given earlier in this	(default)
	section.

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