Interfaces Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Digi Connect EZ Mini User Guide
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5. Create the WAN or select an existing WAN:
n To create a new WAN, for Add interface, type a name for the WAN and click .
n To edit an existing WAN, click to expand the WAN.
The Interface configuration window is displayed.
New WANs are enabled by default. To disable, toggle off Enable.
6. For Interface type, leave at the default setting of Ethernet.
7. For Zone, select External.
8. For Device, select an Ethernet device.
9. Configure IPv4 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv4.
IPv4 support is enabled by default.
b. For Type, select DHCP address.
c. Optional IPv4 configuration items:
i. Set the Metric.
ii. See Configure WAN priority and default route metrics for further information about
metrics.
iii. 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.
iv. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
v. Set the MTU.
vi. For Use DNS, select one of the following:
n Always: DNS will always be used for this WAN; 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
interface when the interface is the primary route.
n Never: Never use DNS servers for this interface.
vii. Enable DHCP Hostname to instruct the Connect EZ device to include the device's
system name with DHCP requests as the Client FQDN option. The DHCP server can
then be configured to register the device's hostname and IP address with an
associated DNS server.
n See RFC4702 for further information about DHCP server support for the Client
FQDNoption.
n See Configure system information for information about setting the Connect
EZ device's system name.
10. (Optional) Configure IPv6 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv6.
b. Enable IPv6 support.
c. For Type, select DHCPv6 address.