User Manual

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Ethernet WAN Settings
WAN
Connection
Name
This field is for defining a name to represent this WAN connection.
Connection
Method
There are three possible connection methods for Ethernet WAN:
• DHCP
• Static IP
• PPPoE
The connection method and details are determined by, and can be obtained from,
the ISP.
See the Sections 9.1.1, 9.1.2, and 9.1.3 for details of each connection method.
Standby State
This setting specifies the state of the WAN connection. The available options are
Remain connected and Disconnect.
The default state is Remain Connected.
Upstream
Bandwidth
This setting specifies the data bandwidth in the outbound direction from the LAN
through the WAN interface.
Downstream
Bandwidth
This setting specifies the data bandwidth in the inbound direction from the WAN
interface to the LAN.
This value is referenced as the default weight value when using the custom rule
Default (Auto), the algorithm Least Used, or the algorithm Persistence (Auto) in
Outbound Policy with Managed by Custom Rules chosen (see Section 12.1).
Health Check
Method
This setting specifies the health check method for the WAN connection. The value
of method can be configured as Disabled, Ping or DNS Lookup.
The default method is Disabled.
See Section 9.4 for configuration details.
Dynamic DNS
This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN
based on supported dynamic DNS service providers:
• changeip.com
• dyndns.org
• no-ip.org
• tzo.com
Select Disabled to disable this feature.
See Section 9.1.4 for configuration details.
Bandwidth
Allowance
Monitor
This option allows you to enable bandwidth usage monitoring on this WAN
connection for each billing cycle. When this is not enabled, bandwidth usage of
each month is still being tracked but no action will be taken.
See Section 9.5 for configuration details.