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56 Chapter 3 WAN Setup
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Figure 10 Menu 2.2 – Traffic Redirect Setup
Table 7 describes the fields in Figure 10.
Menu 2.2 - Traffic Redirect Setup
Active= No
Configuration:
Backup Gateway IP Address= 0.0.0.0
Metric= 15
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
Table 7 Menu 2.2 Traffic Redirect Setup
Field Description
Active Press [SPACE BAR] and select Yes (to enable) or No (to disable)
traffic redirect setup. The default is No.
If the Active field is Yes, you must configure every field in this screen
unless you are using PPPoE encapsulation (except Check WAN IP
Address and Timeout).
If you do not configure these fields and are using PPPoE
encapsulation, the BCM50a Integrated Router checks the PPPoE
channel to determine if the WAN connection is down.
Configuration:
Backup
Gateway IP
Address
Enter the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal
notation.
The BCM50a Integrated Router automatically forwards traffic to this IP
address if the Internet connection of the BCM50a Integrated Router
terminates.
Metric This field sets the priority for this route among the routes the BCM50a
Integrated Router 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.
After you complete this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…”
to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.