User’s Manual
Arctic EDGE Router
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Local IP address
–
IP address used in PPP peer.
Peer's IP address
– IP address used in PPP peer.
SSH-VPN
Arctic has a VPN client that can be used with the Viola M2M Router. For more information
about Arctic VPN configuration and Viola M2M Router, please refer to the Viola M2M Router
User’s Manual.
Use SSH-VPN –
Defines is SSH-VPN enabled, When set to “Yes”, Arctic will automatically
establish VPN connection to Viola M2M Router pointed by parameter “Primary server IP”
Primary Interface –
Chooses which interface is used to connect to the VPN.
Primary server port –
Defines the SSH server port on Viola M2M Router. Default port is 22.
Primary server GW. –
When SSH-VPN inderface is defined as Ethernet, this parameter is
the Ethernet networks default router, from where the route to the Viola M2M Router is
available
Max duration –
Usually defined as zero for primary server. For backup server, it defines the
time that the VPN connection is kept on before trying again the primary server . For example,
if the max duration is 7200 seconds (2 hours), Arctic will try after 2 hours when connected to
backup server is the primary server back online.
Backup server is optional for redundancy. When Arctic device is started and the SSH-VPN is
enabled, the system automatically establishes the SSH-VPN connection. However, if for
some reason this VPN connection is not established or it is disconnected (eg. network failure
between Arctic and the Viola M2M Gateway) the connection is tried to IP pointed by backup
server.