Prestige 662H/HW Series User’s Guide
CHAPTER 27
Menu 2 WAN Backup Setup
This chapter describes how to configure traffic redirect and
27.1 Introduction to WAN Backup Setup
This chapter explains how to configure the Prestige for traffic redirect and dial backup connections.
27.2 Configuring Dial Backup in Menu 2
From the main menu, enter 2 to open menu 2.
Figure 151 Menu 2 WAN Backup Setup
Menu 2 - Wan Backup Setup
Check Mechanism = DSL Link
Check WAN IP Address1 = 0.0.0.0
Check WAN IP Address2 = 0.0.0.0
Check WAN IP Address3 = 0.0.0.0
KeepAlive Fail Tolerance = 0
Recovery Interval(sec) = 0
ICMP Timeout(sec) = 0
Traffic Redirect = No
Dial Backup = No
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
The following table describes the fields in this menu.
Table 104 Menu 2 WAN Backup Setup
FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
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Check Mechanism | Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to select the method that the |
| Prestige uses to check the DSL connection. |
| Select DSL Link to have the Prestige check the DSL connection’s physical |
| layer. Select ICMP to have the Prestige periodically ping the IP addresses |
| configured in the Check WAN IP Address fields. |
Check WAN IP | Configure this field to test your Prestige's WAN accessibility. Type the IP |
address of a reliable nearby computer (for example, your ISP's DNS server | |
| address). When using a WAN backup connection, the Prestige periodically |
| pings the addresses configured here and uses the other WAN backup |
| connection (if configured) if there is no response. |
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