Fortinet FortiWAN - Port Speed;Duplex Settings

System Configurations Port Speed/Duplex Settings
Weight of Round Trip Time : Weight of Load A parameter used to calculate the optimum route. It
shows how much round trip time (RTT) and link load account for in cal-
culating the optimum route. Note: The smaller the field value is, the less
it accounts for in optimum route calculation.
Port Speed/Duplex Settings
[Port Speed/Duplex Settings] enables to configure port speed and duplex transfer mode. Generally it is set to auto-
detect by default which works properly in most cases. Manual speed/duplex mode configuration is still necessary in
event that some old devices are either not supporting auto-detect, or incompatible with FortiWAN.
Port Name : The list of all physical ports on FortiWAN.
Status : The physical connection status of the port. It shows whether the port has been connected
to other detectable network devices e.g. a hub.
Speed : The current speed of the port. It can be a value either manually set or auto-detected.
Duplex : The current duplex of the port. It can be a value either manually set or auto-detected.
Settings : You can opt for desirable settings, which can be manually set or auto-detected.
MAC Address : The MAC address of the port.
HA : Click to enable HA (switch between master and slave units) based on the status of net-
work ports. While HA is enabled in FortiWAN, the port status of both master and slave
FortiWAN units will be compared to determine which unit should be selected as master.
Once the number of functioning network ports on the master unit becomes lower than that
on the slave unit, the slave unit will then be switched as master instead. (Only the status
of selected network ports will be compared.) Note: This field is not available if VRRP has
been enabled in [Networking Setting > LAN Private Subnet] setting page.
Backup Line Settings
In the deployment of multiple links, a link might serve as backup line which is inactive unless it matches the enabling
criteria. The choice of backup lines mostly depends on cost, especially in areas where charges are based on data
traffic. Backup lines in standby do not cost a cent, thus only basic fees are charged. Contrary to backup lines, main
lines are lines commonly in use. The concept is to be used below.
FortiWAN provides log mechanism to the Backup Line service, see "Log".
Threshold Parameters
Backup Line Enable Time : The interval to enable backup lines after main lines have broken down.
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