User's Manual

Chapter 5 WAN Setup

P-793H User’s Guide

Figure 34 WAN > WAN Backup Setup

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 21 WAN > WAN Backup Setup

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Backup Type Select the method that the ZyXEL Device uses to check the DSL connection.

Select DSL Link to have the ZyXEL Device check if the connection to the DSLAM

is up. Select ICMP to have the ZyXEL Device periodically ping the IP addresses

configured in the Check WAN IP Address fields.

Check WAN IP

Address 1-3

Configure this field to test your ZyXEL Device's WAN accessibility. Type the IP

address of a reliable nearby computer (for example, your ISP's DNS server

address).

Note: If you activate either traffic redirect or dial backup, you must

configure at least one IP address here.

When using a WAN backup connection, the ZyXEL Device periodically pings the

addresses configured here and uses the other WAN backup connection (if

configured) if there is no response.

Fail Tolerance Type the number of times (2 recommended) that your ZyXEL Device pings the IP

addresses configured in the Check WAN IP Address field without getting a

response before switching to a WAN backup connection (or a different WAN

backup connection).

Recovery Interval When the ZyXEL Device is using a lower priority connection (usually a WAN

backup connection), it periodically checks to whether or not it can use a higher

priority connection.

Type the number of seconds (30 recommended) for the ZyXEL Device to wait

between checks. Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of

traffic.