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Chapter 34 Remote Node Setup

ZyWALL 2 Plus User’s Guide

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Check WAN IP

Address

Enter the IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for example, your ISP's

DNS server address) to test your ZyWALL's WAN accessibility.
The ZyWALL uses the default gateway IP address if you do not enter an IP

address here.
If you are using PPTP or PPPoE Encapsulation, enter "0.0.0.0" to configure

the ZyWALL to check the PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit) or PPTP tunnel.

Fail Tolerance

Enter the number of times your ZyWALL 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.

Period(sec)

Enter the time interval (in seconds) between WAN connection checks. Five to

60 is usually a good number.

Timeout(sec)

Enter the number of seconds the ZyWALL 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.
The WAN connection is considered "down" after the ZyWALL times out the

number of times specified in the Fail Tolerance field.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt "Press ENTER to Confirm…" to

save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

Table 194 Menu 11.1.5: Traffic Redirect Setup

FIELD

DESCRIPTION