Chapter 6 WAN Setup
Table 13 WAN Backup (continued)
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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. |
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Traffic Redirect |
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Active | Select this check box to have the ZyXEL Device use traffic redirect if the normal |
| 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". |
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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. |
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Back | Click Back to return to the previous screen. |
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Apply | Click Apply to save the changes. |
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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