ZyXEL Communications Parental Control Gateway HS100/HS100W - Manual (Page 127)

HomeSafe User’s Guide
8-10 WAN
8.8 Configuring Traffic Redirect
To change your HomeSafe’s Traffic Redirect settings, click WAN, then the Traffic Redirect tab.
The screen appears as shown.
Figure 8-9 WAN : Traffic Redirect
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 8-6 WAN : Traffic Redirect
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select this check box to have the HomeSafe use traffic redirect if the normal WAN
connection goes down.
Backup
Gateway IP
Address Type 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.
Metric This field sets this route's priority among the routes the HomeSafe uses.
The metric represents the "cost of transmission". A router determines the best route for
transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost". RIP routing uses hop count as
the measurement of cost, with a minimum of "1" for directly connected networks. The
number must be between "1" and "15"; a number greater than "15" means the link is
down. The smaller the number, the lower the "cost".
Check WAN
IP Address Configuration of this field is optional. If you do not enter an IP address here, the
HomeSafe will use the default gateway IP address. Configure this field to test your
HomeSafe's WAN accessibility. Type the IP address of a reliable nearby computer (for
example, your ISP's DNS server address). If you are using PPTP or PPPoE
Encapsulation, type "0.0.0.0" to configure the HomeSafe to check the PVC (Permanent
Virtual Circuit) or PPTP tunnel.
Fail Tolerance Type the number of times your HomeSafe may attempt and fail to connect to the
Internet before traffic is forwarded to the backup gateway.
Period
(seconds) Type the number of seconds for the HomeSafe to wait between checks to see if it can
connect to the WAN IP address (Check WAN IP Address field) or default gateway.
Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of traffic.
Timeout
(seconds) Type the number of seconds for your HomeSafe to wait for a ping response from the IP
Address in the Check WAN IP Address field before it times out. The WAN connection
is considered "down" after the HomeSafe times out the number of times specified in the
Fail Tolerance field. Use a higher value in this field if your network is busy or
congested.