ZyXEL Communications P-792H - Configuring Traffic Redirect

Chapter 25 WAN Setup
P-792H v2 User’s Guide
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25.2 Configuring Traffic Redirect
From the main menu, in menu 2, select Yes in Traffic Redirect, and then press
[ENTER].
Figure 137 Menu 2.1: Traffic Redirect Setup
The following table describes the fields in this menu.
ICMP
Timeout(sec)
Type the number of seconds (3 recommended) for your P-792H v2 to wait
for a ping response from one of the IP addresses in the Check WAN IP
Address field before timing out the request. The WAN connection is
considered "down" after the P-792H v2 times out the number of times
specified in the Fail Tolerance field. Use a higher value in this field if
your network is busy or congested.
Traffic
Redirect
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to activate
traffic redirect and to edit its settings.
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to
Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.
Table 110 Menu 2: WAN Setup (continued)
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Menu 2.1 - Traffic Redirect Setup
Active= No
Configuration:
Backup Gateway IP Address= 0.0.0.0
Metric= 15
Table 111 Menu 2.1: Traffic Redirect Setup
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Active Use this field to turn the traffic redirect feature on (Yes) or off (No).
Configuration
Backup
Gateway IP
Address
Type the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation.
The P-792H v2 automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the P-
792H v2's Internet connection terminates.
Metric This field sets this route's priority among the routes the P-792H v2 uses.
The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the
best route for transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost". RIP
routing uses hop count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of
"1" for directly connected networks. The number must be between "1"
and "15"; a number greater than "15" means the link is down. The smaller
the number, the lower the "cost".
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to
Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.