Chapter 7 WAN Setup

Table 28 WAN Backup Setup (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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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