Interfaces WideArea Networks(WANs)
IX20 User Guide
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Wide Area Networks (WANs)
The IX20 device is preconfigured with one Wide Area Network (WAN), named ETH1, and one Wireless
Wide Area Network (WWAN), named Modem.
Interface type Preconfigured interfaces Devices
Default
configuration
Wide Area
Network (WAN)
n
ETH1
n
Ethernet:
ETH1
n
Firewall
zone:
External
n
WAN priority:
Metric=1
n
IPAddress:
DHCPclient
n
Digi
SureLink
TM
enabled for
IPv4
Wireless Wide
Area Network
(WWAN)
n
Modem
n
Modem
n
Firewall
zone:
External
n
WAN priority:
Metric=3
n
SIMfailover
after 5
attempts
n
SureLink
enabled for
IPv4
You can modify configuration settings for the existing WAN and WWANs, and you can create new WANs
and WWANs.
This section contains the following topics:
Wide Area Networks (WANs) and WirelessWide Area Networks (WWANs) 84
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics 84
WAN/WWAN failover 87
Configure SureLink activerecovery to detect WAN/WWAN failures 88
Configure the deviceto reboot when a failure isdetected 105
Disable SureLink 118
Example: Use a ping test for WAN failover from Ethernet to cellular 127
Using Ethernet devicesin a WAN 130
Using cellular modems in a WirelessWAN (WWAN) 131
Configure a Wide Area Network (WAN) 157
Configure a WirelessWide Area Network (WWAN) 165
Show WAN and WWAN statusand statistics 177
Delete a WAN or WWAN 178
Default outbound WAN/WWAN ports 180