Chapter 10 Interface

 

Table 60 Network > Interface > PPPoE/PPTP > Edit (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Ping Check

The interface can regularly ping the gateway you specified to make sure it is still

 

 

available. You specify how often the interface pings the gateway, how long to

 

 

wait for a response before the attempt is a failure, and how many consecutive

 

 

failures are required before the ZyWALL stops routing to the gateway. The

 

 

ZyWALL resumes routing to the gateway the first time the gateway

 

 

acknowledges the ping.

 

 

 

 

Enable

Select this to enable the ping check.

 

 

 

 

Check Period

Enter the number of seconds between ping attempts.

 

 

 

 

Check Timeout

Enter the number of seconds to wait for a response before the attempt is a

 

 

failure.

 

 

 

 

Check Fail

Enter the number of consecutive failures before the ZyWALL stops routing

 

Tolerance

through the gateway.

 

 

 

 

Ping Default

Select this to ping the default gateway.

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

Ping this

Select this to ping a specified domain name or IP address. Enter that domain

 

address

name or IP address in the field next to it.

 

 

 

10.7 Auxiliary Interface

This section introduces the auxiliary interface and then explains the screen for it.

10.7.1 Auxiliary Interface Overview

Use the auxiliary interface to dial out from the ZyWALL’s auxiliary port. For example, you might use this interface as a backup WAN interface.

You have to connect an external modem to the ZyWALL’s auxiliary port to use the auxiliary interface.

"You have to connect an external modem to the auxiliary port.

The ZyWALL uses the auxiliary interface to dial out in two situations.

1You click the Connect icon on the ZyWALL Status screen.

2The load auxiliary interface must connect to satisfy load-balancing requirements. You have to add the auxiliary interface to a trunk first.

When the ZyWALL hangs up the call, it drops the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal and issues the command ATH.

10.7.2 Auxiliary

Use the Auxiliary screen to configure the ZyWALL’s auxiliary interface. Click Network > Interface > Auxiliary to open it.

 

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