Digi Connect IT 4 User Manual

Interfaces Wide Area Networks (WANs)
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n Configure the WAN to be a DHCP client:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 type dhcp
(config network interface my_wan)>
a. Optional IPv4 configuration items:
i. Set the IP metric:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 metric num
(config network interface my_wan)>
See Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics for further information
about metrics.
ii. Set the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface. For multiple
active interfaces with the same metric, the weight is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 weight num
(config network interface my_wan)>
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.
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 mgmt num
(config network interface my_wan)>
iv. Set the MTU:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 mtu num
(config network interface my_wan)>
v. Configure how to use DNS:
(config network interface my_wan)> ipv4 use_dns value
(config network interface my_wan)>
where value is one of:
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 primary: 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 4 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.

Digi Connect IT 4 Specifications

General

Brand	Digi
Model	Connect IT 4
Category	Network Router
Language	English