User Guide

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Connection Settings

WAN

Connection

Name

Indicate a name you wish to give this WAN connection

Enable

Click the checkbox to toggle the on and off state of this connection.

Routing Mode

This option allows you to select the routing method to be used in routing IP frames via the

WAN connection. The mode can be either NAT (Network Address Translation) or IP

Forwarding.

In the case if you need to choose IP Forwarding for your scenario. Click the button to

enable IP Forwarding.

Connection

Type

This option allows you to configure the WAN connection whether for normal daily usage or as

a backup connection only.

If Always-on is chosen, the WAN connection will be kept on continuously and is used for load

balancing.

If Backup Priority is chosen, the WAN connection will not be used unless none of the Always-

on connection(s) is available.

Standby State

This option allows you to choose whether to remain the connection connected or disconnect it

when this WAN connection is no longer in the highest priority and has entered the standby

state. When Remain connected is chosen, upon bringing up this WAN connection to active, it

will be immediately available for use. If this WAN connection is charged by connection time,

you may want to set this option to Disconnect so that connection will be made only when

needed.

Idle Disconnect

If checked, you can define the number of minutes of idle time has passed before a network

gets disconnected.