Interfaces Wide Area Networks (WANs)
IX30 User Guide
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Wide Area Networks (WANs)
The IX30 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
IP Address:
DHCP client
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
SIM failover
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 Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs) 71
Configure WAN/WWAN priority and default route metrics 71
WAN/WWAN failover 74
Configure SureLink active recovery to detect WAN/WWAN failures 75
Configure the device to reboot when a failure is detected 86
Disable SureLink 94
Example: Use a ping test for WAN failover from Ethernet to cellular 99
Using Ethernet devices in a WAN 102
Using cellular modems in a Wireless WAN (WWAN) 102
Configure a Wide Area Network (WAN) 127
Configure a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) 135
Show WAN and WWAN status and statistics 145
Delete a WAN or WWAN 147
Default outbound WAN/WWAN ports 149