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The following table describes the fields in this menu.

Table 203 Menu 6.1: Route Assessment

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Probing WAN 1/2

Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to choose Yes to test your

Check Point

ZyWALL's WAN accessibility.

 

If you do not select No in the Use Default Gateway as Check Point field and

 

enter a domain name or IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for example,

 

your ISP's DNS server address) in the Check Point field, the ZyWALL will use

 

the default gateway IP address.

Probing Traffic

Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to choose Yes to test your

Redirection Check

ZyWALL's traffic redirect connection.

Point

If you do not select No in the Use Default Gateway as Check Point field and

 

enter a domain name or IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for example,

 

your ISP's DNS server address) in the Check Point field, the ZyWALL will use

 

the default gateway IP address.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt "Press ENTER to Confirm…" to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

38.3 Traffic Redirect

To configure the parameters for traffic redirect, enter 2 in Menu 6 - Route Setup to open Menu 6.2 - Traffic Redirect as shown next.

Figure 296 Menu 6.2: Traffic Redirect

Menu 6.2 - Traffic Redirect

Active= No

Configuration:

Backup Gateway IP Address= 0.0.0.0

Metric= 14

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

The following table describes the fields in this menu.

Table 204 Menu 6.2: Traffic Redirect

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Active

Press [SPACE BAR] and select Yes (to enable) or No (to disable) traffic

 

redirect setup. The default is No.

Backup Gateway IP

Enter the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation.

Address

The ZyWALL automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the ZyWALL's

 

Internet connection terminates.

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