Interfaces Local Area Networks(LANs)
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If an authentication method is selected, type the Username and Password required to
authenticate the remote peer.
e. (Optional) Click to expand Custom PPP configuration.
f. Custom PPPconfiguration is disabled by default. Click toggle on Enable.
g. Enable Override to override the default configuration and use only the custom
configuration file.
h. For Configuration file, type or paste configuration data using the format of a pppd
optionsfile.
14. (Optional) Click to expand 802.1x to configure 802.1x port based network accesscontrol.
The IX20 can function as an 802.1x authenticator; it doesnot function as an 802.1x supplicant.
a. Click to expand Authentication.
b. Click Enable server to enable the 802.1x authenticator on the IX20 device.
c. Set the Reauth period.
15. Configure IPv4 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv4.
IPv4 support is enabled by default.
b. Set the Metric.
c. For Weight, type the relative weight for default routesassociated with this interface. For
multiple active interfaceswith the same metric, Weight is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
d. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
e. Set the MTU.
f. For Use DNS, select one of the following:
n
Always: DNSwill alwaysbe used for this WAN; when multiple interfaceshave the
same DNSserver, the interface with the lowest metric will be used for DNS
requests.
n
When primary default route: Only use the DNSservers provided for thisinterface
when the interface is the primary route.
n
Never: Never use DNSservers for thisinterface.
g. See Configure SureLink activerecovery to detect WAN/WWAN failures for information
about configuring SureLink for active recovery.
16. (Optional) Configure IPv6 settings:
a. Click to expand IPv6.
b. Enable IPv6 support.
c. Set the Metric.
d. For Weight, type the relative weight for default routes associated with this interface. For
multiple active interfaceswith the same metric, Weight is used to load balance traffic to
the interfaces.
e. Set the Management priority. This determines which interface will have priority for
central management activity. The interface with the highest number will be used.
f. Set the MTU.