Interfaces Wide Area Networks (WANs)
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l DNS test: Performs a DNS query to the named DNS server.
l HTTP test: Uses HTTP(s) GET requests to determine connectivity to the configured web
server.
l Test DNS servers configured for this interface: Tests communication with DNS servers
that are either provided by DHCP, or statically configured for this interface.
l Test the interface status: Tests the current status of the interface. The test fails if the
interface is down. Failing this test infers that all other tests fail.
l Custom test: Tests the interface with custom commands.
l TCP connection test: Tests that the interface can reach a destination port on the
configured host.
l Test another interface's status: Tests the status of another interface.
Additional configuration items
n See for Configure SureLink active recovery to detect WAN failures optional SureLink
configuration parameters.
To configure the Connect EZ device to reboot when an interface has failed:
Web
1. Log into the Connect EZ WebUI as a user with full Admin access rights.
2. On the menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Device Configuration.
3. The Configuration window is displayed.
4. Click Network > Interfaces.
5. Create a new WAN or select an existing one:
n To create a new WAN, see Configure a Wide Area Network (WAN).
n To edit an existing WAN, click to expand the appropriate WAN.
6. After creating or selecting the WAN, click SureLink.
7. Enable SureLink.
8. (Optional) Change the Test interval between connectivity tests.
Allowed values are any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and take the
format number{w|d|h|m|s}.
For example, to set Interval to ten minutes, enter 10m or 600s.
The default is 15 minutes.
9. (Optional) If more than one test target is configured, for Success condition, select either:
n One test passes: Only one test needs to pass for Surelink to consider an interface to be
up.
n All test pass: All tests need to pass for SureLink to consider the interface to be up.
10. (Optional) For Pass threshold, type or select the number of times that the test must pass
after failure, before the interface is determined to be working and is reinstated.
11. (Optional) For Response timeout, type the amount of time that the device should wait for a
response to a test attempt before considering it to have failed.