Connection Settings
WAN
Connection
Name
Indicate a name you wish to give this WAN connection
Routing Mode
This option allows you to select the routing method to be used in routing IP frames via
the WAN connection. The mode can be either NAT (Network Address Translation) or
IP Forwarding.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting specifies the
DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup is routed through
this connection.
Selecting Obtain DNS
server address automatically results in the DNS servers
assigned by the WAN DHCP server being used for outbound DNS lookups over the
connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP address assigned
by the DHCP server.)
When Use the followi
ng DNS server address(es) is selected, you may enter custom
DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS server 1 and DNS server
2 fields.
Independent
from Backup
WANs
If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other
Backup WAN
connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status of this WAN connection,
and will be used when none of the other higher priority connections are available.
Standby State
This option allows you to choose whether to remain connected or disconnected when
this WAN connection is no longer in the highest priority and has entered the standby
state. When Remain connected
is chosen, bringing up this WAN connection to active
makes it immediately available for use.
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