ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W manual Configuring Traffic Redirect, WAN Traffic Redirect

HomeSafe User’s Guide

8.8Configuring Traffic Redirect

To change your HomeSafe’s Traffic Redirect settings, click WAN, then the Traffic Redirect tab. The screen appears as shown.

	Figure 8-9 WAN : Traffic Redirect
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
	Table 8-6 WAN : Traffic Redirect
LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Active	Select this check box to have the HomeSafe use traffic redirect if the normal WAN
	connection goes down.
Backup	Type the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation. The
Gateway IP	HomeSafe automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the HomeSafe's Internet
Address	connection terminates.
Metric	This field sets this route's priority among the routes the HomeSafe uses.
	The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the best route for
	transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost". RIP routing uses hop count as
	the measurement of cost, with a minimum of "1" for directly connected networks. The
	number must be between "1" and "15"; a number greater than "15" means the link is
	down. The smaller the number, the lower the "cost".
Check WAN	Configuration of this field is optional. If you do not enter an IP address here, the
IP Address	HomeSafe will use the default gateway IP address. Configure this field to test your
	HomeSafe's WAN accessibility. Type the IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for
	example, your ISP's DNS server address). If you are using PPTP or PPPoE
	Encapsulation, type "0.0.0.0" to configure the HomeSafe to check the PVC (Permanent
	Virtual Circuit) or PPTP tunnel.
Fail Tolerance	Type the number of times your HomeSafe may attempt and fail to connect to the
	Internet before traffic is forwarded to the backup gateway.
Period	Type the number of seconds for the HomeSafe to wait between checks to see if it can
(seconds)	connect to the WAN IP address (Check WAN IP Address field) or default gateway.
	Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of traffic.
Timeout	Type the number of seconds for your HomeSafe to wait for a ping response from the IP
(seconds)	Address in the Check WAN IP Address field before it times out. The WAN connection
	is considered "down" after the HomeSafe times out the number of times specified in the
	Fail Tolerance field. Use a higher value in this field if your network is busy or
	congested.

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