Chapter 7 The WAN Configuration Screens
User’s Guide
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7.4 Traffic Redirect
Click ADVANCED > WAN Configuration > Traffic Redirect to change your WiMAX
Modem’s traffic redirect settings.
Figure 37 ADVANCED > WAN Configuration > Traffic Redirect
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 23 ADVANCED > WAN Configuration > Traffic Redirect
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select this check box to have the WiMAX Modem use traffic redirect if the normal
WAN connection goes down.
Note: If you activate traffic redirect, you must configure the Check
WAN IP Address field.
Backup Gateway
IP Address
Type the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation. The
WiMAX Modem automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the WiMAX
Modem's Internet connection terminates.
Check WAN IP
Address
Configure this field to test your WiMAX Modem'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 an IP address here.
When using a WAN backup connection, the WiMAX Modem 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 WiMAX Modem may ping
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).
Period (sec) The WiMAX Modem tests a WAN connection by periodically sending a ping to
either the default gateway or the address in the Check WAN IP Address field.
Type a number of seconds (5 to 300) to set the time interval between checks.
Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of traffic.
Timeout (sec) Type the number of seconds (1 to 10) for your WiMAX Modem to wait for a
response to the ping before considering the check to have failed. This setting must
be less than the Period. Use a higher value in this field if your network is busy or
congested.
