ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

 

Table 6-9 Dial Backup Setup

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Enable Dial Backup

Select this check box to turn on dial backup.

 

 

Basic Settings

 

 

 

Login Name

Type the login name assigned by your ISP.

 

 

Password

Type the password assigned by your ISP.

 

 

Retype to Confirm

Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly.

 

 

Authentication Type

Use the drop-down list box to select an authentication protocol for outgoing calls.

 

Options are:

 

CHAP/PAP - Your ZyWALL accepts either CHAP or PAP when requested by this

 

remote node.

 

CHAP - Your ZyWALL accepts CHAP only.

 

PAP - Your ZyWALL accepts PAP only.

 

 

Primary/ Secondary

Type the first (primary) phone number from the ISP for this remote node. If the

Phone Number

Primary Phone number is busy or does not answer, your ZyWALL dials the

 

Secondary Phone number if available. Some areas require dialing the pound sign

 

# before the phone number for local calls. Include a # symbol at the beginning of

 

the phone numbers as required.

 

 

Dial Backup Port

Use the drop-down list box to select the speed of the connection between the

Speed

Dial Backup port and the external device. Available speeds are: 9600, 19200,

 

38400, 57600, 115200 or 230400 bps.

AT Command Initial

Type the AT command string to initialize the WAN device. Consult the manual of

String

your WAN device connected to your Dial Backup port for specific AT commands.

 

 

Advanced Modem

Click Edit to display the Advanced Setup screen and edit the details of your dial

Setup

backup setup.

TCP/IP Options

 

 

 

Priority (Metric)

This field sets this route's priority among the three routes the ZyWALL uses

 

(normal, traffic redirect and dial backup). Type a number (1 to 15) to set the

 

priority of the dial backup route for data transmission. The smaller the number,

 

the higher the priority.

 

If the three routes have the same metrics, the priority of the routes is as follows:

 

WAN, Traffic Redirect, Dial Backup.

WAN Screens

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