Reference Guide

9-8 User’s Reference Guide
Connection Profiles
The line backup feature allows you to configure a complete Connection Profile for the backup port, just as you
do for your primary WAN connection. In this way profiles are associated with a particular interface. The profile
should reflect the port it is associated with. It should have switched characteristics for the backup port.
For instructions on creating a Connection Profile see Creating a New Connection Profile on page 8-11.
To associate this Connection Profile with your backup port interface, choose Backup from the Interface Group
pop-up menu and press Return.
Using Scheduled Connections with Backup
The backup link is a PPP dial-up connection and only connects to the ISP when traffic is initiated from the LAN.
If you want to use the backup link to provide redundancy for services, such as a Web service that you provide to
the outside world, you must force the connection to stay up. You do this by creating a scheduled connection
entry that will be a permanent “forced up” connection for the backup port. The backup port will be activated
upon primary WAN link failure and remain active until primary WAN link recovery.
To configure a Scheduled Connection, from the Main Menu select WAN Configuration and then Scheduled
Connections.
Add Connection Profile
Profile Name: Backup
Profile Enabled: Yes
Data Link Encapsulation is PPP
Data Link Options...
IP Enabled: Yes
IP Profile Parameters...
IPX Enabled: No
Interface Group... Backup
Telco Options...
ADD PROFILE NOW CANCEL
Return/Enter to discard changes you have made. Profile will not be added.
Configure a new Conn. Profile. Finished? ADD or CANCEL to exit.
Scheduled
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