Digi IX20 - Page 170

Interfaces WideArea Networks(WANs)
IX20 User Guide
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DHCPaddress - Digi deviceobtains IPaddressthrough a DHCP server on the cellular
network.
a. Set the Metric.
See Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics for further information about
metrics.
b. For Weight, type the relativeweight for default routes associated with this interface. For
multiple active interfaceswith the same metric, Weight is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
c. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
d. Set the MTU.
e. For Use DNS:
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Always: DNSwill alwaysbe used for this WWAN; when multiple interfaceshavethe
same DNSserver, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.
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When primary default route: Only use the DNSservers provided for thisWWAN
when the WWAN is the primary route.
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Never: Never use DNSservers for thisWWAN.
The default setting is When primary default route.
1. See Configure SureLink activerecovery to detect WAN/WWANfailures for information about
configuring SureLink.
17. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.
 Command line
1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions> Open Console, or log into the IX20
local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type admin to accessthe Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. Create a new WWANor edit an existing one:
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To create a new WWAN named my_wwan:
(config)> add network interface my_wwan
(config network interface my_wwan)>
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To edit an existing WWAN named my_wwan, change to the my_wwan node in the
configuration schema:
(config)> network interface my_wwan
(config network interface my_wwan)>