Prestige 662H/HW Series User’s Guide
Table 26 WAN Setup (continued)
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Connect on Demand | Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time |
| and specify an idle |
Max Idle Timeout | Specify an idle |
| on Demand. The default setting is 0, which means the Internet session will not |
| timeout. |
PPPoE Passthrough | This field is available when you select PPPoE encapsulation. |
(PPPoE | In addition to the Prestige's |
encapsulation only) | through to allow up to ten hosts on the LAN to use PPPoE client software on their |
| computers to connect to the ISP via the Prestige. Each host can have a separate |
| account and a public WAN IP address. |
| PPPoE pass through is an alternative to NAT for application where NAT is not |
| appropriate. |
| Disable PPPoE pass through if you do not need to allow hosts on the LAN to use |
| PPPoE client software on their computers to connect to the ISP. |
Subnet Mask | Enter a subnet mask in dotted decimal notation. |
(ENET ENCAP | Refer to the IP Subnetting appendix in the to calculate a subnet mask If you are |
encapsulation only) | implementing subnetting. |
ENET ENCAP | You must specify a gateway IP address (supplied by your ISP) when you select |
Gateway | ENET ENCAP in the Encapsulation field |
(ENET ENCAP |
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encapsulation only) |
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Zero Configuration | This feature is not applicable/available when you configure the Prestige to use a |
| static WAN IP address or in bridge mode. |
| Select Yes to set the Prestige to automatically detect the Internet connection |
| settings (such as the VCI/VPI numbers and the encapsulation method) from the |
| ISP and make the necessary configuration changes. |
| Select No to disable this feature. You must manually configure the Prestige for |
| Internet access. |
Back | Click Back to return to the previous screen. |
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Apply | Click Apply to save the changes. |
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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9.7 Traffic Redirect
Traffic redirect forwards traffic to a backup gateway when the Prestige cannot connect to the Internet. An example is shown in the figure below.
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