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	Prestige 334 User’s Guide
Table 20 Traffic Redirect
LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Metric	This field sets this route's priority among the routes the Prestige 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 IP	Configuration of this field is optional. If you do not enter an IP address here, the
Address	Prestige will use the default gateway IP address. 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). If you are using PPTP or PPPoE
	Encapsulation, type "0.0.0.0" to configure the Prestige to check the PVC (Permanent
	Virtual Circuit) or PPTP tunnel.
Fail Tolerance	Type the number of times your Prestige 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 Prestige 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 Prestige 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 Prestige 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.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.
Reset	Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

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