Interfaces
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
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14. (Optional) To configure the IP address of a custom gateway or a custom netmask:
a. Click
Custom gateway
to expand.
b. Click
Enable
.
c. For
Gateway/Netmask
, enter the IP address and netmask of the custom gateway. To
override only the gateway netmask, but not the gateway IP address, use all zeros for the IP
address. For example,
0.0.0.0./32
will use the network-provided gateway, but with a /32
netmask.
15. Optional IPv4 configuration items:
a. Click
IPv4
to expand.
b. IPv4 support is
Enabled
by default. Click to disable.
c. Set the
Metric
.
See
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics
for further information about
metrics.
d. For
Weight
, type the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface. For
multiple active interfaces with the same metric,
Weight
is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
e. Set the
Management priority
. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
f. Set the
MTU
.
g. For
Use DNS
:
n
Always
: DNS will always be used for this WWAN; when multiple interfaces have the
same DNS server, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.
n
When primary default route
: Only use the DNS servers provided for this WWAN
when the WWAN is the primary route.
n
Never
: Never use DNS servers for this WWAN.
The default setting is
When primary default route
.
16. Optional IPv6 configuration items:
a. Click
IPv6
to expand.
b. IPv6 support is
Enabled
by default. Click to disable.
c. Set the
Metric
.
See
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics
for further information about
metrics.
d. For
Weight
, type the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface. For
multiple active interfaces with the same metric,
Weight
is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
e. Set the
Management priority
. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
f. Set the
MTU
.
g. For
Use DNS
:
n
Always
: DNS will always be used for this WWAN; when multiple interfaces have the
same DNS server, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.