Manual

Software User Guide 47
Network Tab
MaximumReceiveIdleTime(rxidle):Enterthenumberofsecondstheconnectionmaybeallowedtoremain“idle”or
“unresponsive”(nodatareceived)beforeclosingtheconnection.Ifpacketsareleavingtheinterface,butnoreturn
packetisreceivedforthespecifiedtime,thentheconnectionisreset.Thiscanbe
usefulfordetectinganunresponsive
situationwherethenetworkisdown,themodemisinanunknownstate,orotherlowlevelerrormayhaveoccurred.
Note:Ifthenormalusageofthedeviceregularlyhaspacketsleavingtheunitwithnoexpectedresponse,thenprema‐
turedisconnectionsmayresult.Outgoing
UDPpacketswithnoexpectedresponsemaybenormaloperation,yetwill
triggerthisdisconnectionandreset.
Therecommendedsettingforthisfieldis0toturnoff.Therecommendedvaluetoenablethisfeatureis150seconds
(2.5minutes).
UserDefaultRoute:Thisfieldallowsyoutochoosetohave
thedefaultroutefortheRedLionroutertobethecellular
connectionwhenitisconnected,ortodesignateanEthernetportasthedefaultroute.SelectYestohavethecellular
connectionusethedefaultrouteonceitisconnected.
UsePeerDNS:SelectYestohavethecell
connectionacceptDNSinformationfromthepeerdevicetowhichitiscon‐
nected.
AutoaddSNATrule:Whenturnedon,thisoptionrunsascriptwhich,whenacelluarconnectioncomesup,willadda
firewallrulewhichforcesapackettosourcetheIPaddressthatthePPPinterface
receivesfromtheremoteISP.
Normallyrecommendedforawirele ssinterfacewhichhasastaticIP(neverchanges).Cansometimescauseproblems
withdynamicIPs.
TherecommendedsettingforthisfieldisNO.
EnableCustomATandPPPCommands:CustomATandPPPcommandsareforadvancedusersandconfiguration.This
optionshouldnotbeenabledorusedexceptunderthedirectionofRedLionTechnicalSupport.Enablingandentering
itemsintothisoptioncancauseyourCellularmodem’sconnectiontofail.Therecommendedsettingforthisfieldis
No.
• Clickonthe“Save”buttonforchangestobesave dwithoutactivatingtheinterface,
the“Apply”buttonwillsave
yoursettingsandapplythemimmediately.Toreverttothepreviousdefaults,clickonthe“Revert”button.