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Prestige 2602HW Series User’s Guide
238 Chapter 22 Menu 2 WAN Backup Setup
22.2.1 Traffic Redirect Setup
Configure parameters that determine when the Prestige will forward WAN traffic to the
backup gateway using
Menu 2.1 — Traffic Redirect Setup .
Figure 120 Menu 2.1Traffic Redirect Setup
The following table describes the fields in this menu.
KeepAlive Fail
Tolerance
Type the number of times (2 recommended) that your Prestige 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).
Recovery Interval(sec) When the Prestige 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 Prestige to wait
between checks. Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of
traffic.
ICMP Timeout Type the number of seconds for an ICMP session to wait for the ICMP
response
Traffic Redirect Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes or No .
Select Yes and press [ENTER] to configure Menu 2.1 Traffic Redirect Setup .
Select No (default) if you do not want to configure this feature.
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “
Press ENTER to Confirm
or ESC to Cancel:
” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.
Table 75 Menu 2 WAN Backup Setup (continued)
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Menu 2.1 - Traffic Redirect Setup
Active= No
Configuration:
Backup Gateway IP Address= 0.0.0.0
Metric= 15
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
Table 76 Menu 2.1Traffic Redirect Setup
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Active. Press [SPACE BAR] and select Yes (to enable) or No (to disable) traffic redirect
setup. The default is No
Configuration
Backup Gateway
IP Address
Enter the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation.
The Prestige automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the Prestige’s
Internet connection terminates.