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Note: A monitor cannot be used for detecting "low level" communication problems such as
the loss of WAN connectivity (e.g. loss of cellular reception). These types of problems must
be dealt with using the oMG's WAN recovery feature as described in
Recovering from
Dead WAN Connections on page 31.
To create or modify a monitor:
1. Navigate to WAN > Monitors .
2. Click the Add New WAN Monitor button to create a new monitor, or click on
Configure in the Actions column to modify an existing monitor.
3. Modify the monitor settings as required to detect a dead connection, ensuring
that the correct LAN segment is selected for the
Source Address field. See
WAN Monitor Settings on page 76 for information on specific settings.
4. Click Save to save the monitor configuration.
5. Enable the monitor for a link:
a. If configuring a cellular or Ethernet link, enable the monitor on the link as
follows:
i. Navigate to WAN > Links , select the link to assign a monitor to and
click Configure .
ii. Locate and enable the Monitor in the link's Monitors settings.
iii. Click Save to save the link configuration.
b. If configuring a WiFi Link, enable the monitor in the AP profile assigned to
the link:
i. (Optional) Identify the AP profile assigned to the WiFi link if not
already identified, from under the
WiFi Networks option in the link's
configuration settings: