Interfaces Wide Area Networks (WANs)
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1. Log into the Connect IT 16/48 WebUI as a user with full Admin access rights.
2. On the menu, click System. Under Configuration, click Device Configuration.
The Configuration window is displayed.
3. Click Network > Interfaces.
4. 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, click Enable.
5. For Interface type, leave at the default setting of Ethernet.
6. For Zone, select External.
7. For Device, select an Ethernet device or a bridge. See Bridging for more information about
bridging.
8. 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.
See Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics for further information
about metrics.
ii. 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.