ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W User Manual
HomeSafe User’s Guide
22-8 Remote
Node
Configuration
Table 22-5 Menu 11.6: Traffic Redirect Setup
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
Active
Press [SPACE BAR] and select Yes (to enable) or No (to disable) traffic
redirect setup. The default is No.
redirect setup. The default is No.
Yes
Configuration:
Backup
Gateway IP
Address
Gateway IP
Address
Enter the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation.
The HomeSafe automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the
HomeSafe’s Internet connection terminates.
HomeSafe’s Internet connection terminates.
0.0.0.0
Metric
Enter a number from 1 to 15 to set this route’s priority among the
HomeSafe’s routes (see the Metric section in the WAN and Dial Backup
Setup chapter) The smaller the number, the higher priority the route has.
HomeSafe’s routes (see the Metric section in the WAN and Dial Backup
Setup chapter) The smaller the number, the higher priority the route has.
15
(default)
Check WAN
IP Address
IP Address
Enter the IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for example, your
ISP’s DNS server address) to test your HomeSafe’s WAN accessibility.
ISP’s DNS server address) to test your HomeSafe’s WAN accessibility.
The HomeSafe uses the default gateway IP address if you do not enter
an IP address here.
an IP address here.
If you are using PPTP or PPPoE Encapsulation, enter “0.0.0.0” to
configure the HomeSafe to check the PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit) or
PPTP tunnel.
configure the HomeSafe to check the PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit) or
PPTP tunnel.
0.0.0.0
Fail Tolerance
Enter the number of times your HomeSafe may attempt and fail to
connect to the Internet before traffic is forwarded to the backup gateway.
Two to five is usually a good number.
connect to the Internet before traffic is forwarded to the backup gateway.
Two to five is usually a good number.
2
Period (sec)
Enter the time interval (in seconds) between WAN connection checks.
Five to 60 is usually a good number.
Five to 60 is usually a good number.
5
Timeout (sec)
Enter the number of seconds the HomeSafe waits for a ping response
from the IP Address in the Check WAN IP Address field before it times
out. The number in this field should be less than the number in the
Period field. Three to 50 is usually a good number.
from the IP Address in the Check WAN IP Address field before it times
out. The number in this field should be less than the number in the
Period field. Three to 50 is usually a good number.
The WAN connection is considered “down” after the HomeSafe times out
the number of times specified in the Fail Tolerance field.
the number of times specified in the Fail Tolerance field.
3
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press [ENTER] to confirm or [ESC] to
cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.
cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.