Digi Connect IT 16 User Manual

Interfaces Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Digi Connect IT® 16/48 User Guide
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iii. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
iv. Set the MTU.
v. 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.
vi. Enable DHCP Hostname to instruct the Connect IT 16/48 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
FQDNoption.
n See Configure system information for information about setting the Connect IT
16/48 device's system name.
d. See Configure SureLink active recovery to detect WAN/WWAN failures for information
about configuring Active recovery.
9. (Optional) Configure IPv6 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv6.
b. Enable IPv6 support.
c. For Type, select DHCPv6 address.
d. For Prefix length, type the minimum length of the prefix to assign to this LAN. If the
minimum length is not available, then a longer prefix will be used.
e. For Prefix ID, type the identifier used to extend the prefix to the assigned length. Leave
blank to use a random identifier.
f. Set the Metric.
See Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics for further information about
metrics.
g. 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.
h. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
i. Set the MTU.
j. For Use DNS:
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

Digi Connect IT 16 Specifications

General

Brand	Digi
Model	Connect IT 16
Category	Server
Language	English