Chapter 10 Device HA
NWA3000-N Series User’s Guide
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Virtual Router I P /
Netm ask
This is the master device’s (static) IP address and subnet mask for this interface.
If a backup takes over for the master, it uses this IP address. These fields are
blank if the interface is a DHCP client or has no IP settings.
Management IP /
Netmask
This field displays the interface’s management I P address and subnet mask. You
can use this IP address and subnet mask to access the device whether it is in
master or backup mode.
Link Status This tells whether the monitored interface’s connection is down or up.
Synchronization Use synchronization to have a backup device copy the master device’s
configuration and certificates.
Every interface’s management IP address must be in the same subnet as the
interface’s IP address (the virtual router IP address).
Server Address If this device is set to backup role, enter the IP address or Fully-Qualified
Domain Name (FQDN) of the device from which to get updated configuration.
Usually, you should enter the IP address or FQDN of a virtual router on a secure
network.
If this device is set to master role, this field displays the device’s IP addresses
and/ or Fully-Qualified Domain Names (FQDN) through which devices in backup
role can get updated configuration from this device.
Sync. Now Click this to copy the specified device’s configuration.
Server Port If this device is set to backup role, enter the port number to use for Secure FTP
when synchronizing with the specified master device.
If this device is set to master role, this field displays the device’s Secure FTP port
number. Click the link if you need to change the FTP port number.
Every device in the virtual router must use the same port number. If the master
device changes, you have to manually change this port number in the backups.
Password Enter the password used for verification during synchronization. Every device in
the virtual router must use the same password.
If you leave this field blank in the master device, no backup devices can
synchronize from it.
If you leave this field blank in a backup device, it cannot synchronize from the
master device.
Auto Synchronize Select this to get the updated configuration automatically from the specified
device according to the specified I nterval. The first synchronization begins after
the specified I nterval; the device does not synchronize immediately.
Interval When you select Auto Synchronize, set how often the device synchronizes with
the master.
Apply This appears when the device is currently using active-passive mode device HA.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the device.
Reset Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
Table 45 Configuration > Device HA > Active-Passive Mode (continued)
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