User guide

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SET UP
UMTS GPRS EDGE router ref. RAS-3G User guide ref. 9020009-01 Page 33
10.3 “Control” menu
The RAS-3G router may not detect that the 3G connection has been cleared ; it is why, the router can
send a periodical PING to a particular address.
If one that PING does not receive an answer, and after several retries, the 3G connection is reset by
the RAS-3G router.
To set-up that function, select the « Configuration» menu and then « WAN interface» and then
Control”.
“Enable the ping control” checkbox
:
select that checkbox.
“IP address to ping” parameter
:
Enter the IP address of the server to which the RAS-3G will transmit periodically a PING to control the
connection works correctly.
“Ping period” parameter
:
Enter the value of the period of the PINGS.
“Ping retries” parameter
:
If a PING does not receive an answer, the router will repeat PINGS at a high frequency. If that high
frequency PINGS do not receive an answer after a certain number of retries, the connection is reset.
Enter the number of times the router has to repeat the PING request at a high frequency before
declaring the connection in failure.