ZyXEL Communications P-2602 manual 2602HWL-DxA Series User’s Guide WAN Backup Setup, WAN Setup

P-2602H(W)(L)-DxA Series User’s Guide

Table 29 WAN Backup Setup (continued)

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Timeout	Type the number of seconds (3 recommended) for your ZyXEL Device to wait for a
	ping response from one of the IP addresses in the Check WAN IP Address field
	before timing out the request. The WAN connection is considered "down" after the
	ZyXEL Device 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.
Traffic Redirect	Traffic redirect forwards traffic to a backup gateway when the ZyXEL Device cannot
	connect to the Internet.
Active Traffic	Select this check box to have the ZyXEL Device use traffic redirect if the normal
Redirect	WAN connection goes down.

	Note: If you activate traffic redirect, you must configure at least one
	Check WAN IP Address.
Metric	This field sets this route's priority among the routes the ZyXEL Device 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".
Backup Gateway	Type the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation. The ZyXEL
	Device automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the ZyXEL Device's
	Internet connection terminates.
Apply	Click Apply to save the changes.
Cancel	Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

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