External dial backup support, Configuring external dial backup, Wan configuration – Netopia Firmware 4000-Series User Manual

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7-2 Firmware User Guide

External Dial Backup Support

Netopia equipment that suppor ts the external dial backup feature automatically display the serial por t
configuration menus described in the following sections.

Models that do not suppor t external dial backup do not display external dial backup-related menus, but offer
menus for backup to a default gateway. Generally, models that suppor t external dial backup can be determined
from the following matrix:

Configuring External Dial Backup

Four menus suppor t external dial backup configuration:

the Serial Port Configuration menu under the WAN Configuration menus

Here you select the Modem/Auto mode to allow the Console por t to be used for a modem.

the Backup Configuration menu under WAN Configuration, Advanced Connection Options

Here you select Backup is... Automatic, and Recovery is Automatic.

the Add Connection Profile menus under the WAN Configuration menus

Here you choose Encapsulation Type = PPP, fill out the correct IP information, select Backup as the
inter face group, and fill out the Telco Options.

the Backup IP Gateway menu item in the IP Setup screen under the System Configuration menu

Here you enter the Backup Gateway IP address.

Detailed descriptions follow.

WAN Configuration

To configure Line Backup, from the Main Menu select WAN Configuration and then WAN Setup.

External Dial Backup – Supported Models Matrix

WAN Interface:

T1

SDSL

SHDSL

ADSL

IADs:

Yes

Yes

Yes

*

Data Routers:

Yes

Yes

Yes

*

* ADSL models do not currently suppor t dial backup, but will suppor t it in a revision in
the near future.

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