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ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide
Chapter 38 Route Setup 591
38.4 Route Failover
This menu allows you to configure how the ZyWALL uses the route assessment ping check
function.
Figure 338 Menu 6.3: Route Failover
The following table describes the fields in this menu.
Metric This field sets this route's priority among the routes the ZyWALL uses.
Enter a number from 1 to 15 to set this route's priority among the ZyWALL's
routes (see
Section 8.5 on page 151 ) The smaller the number, the higher
priority the route has.
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 220 Menu 6.2: Traffic Redirect
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Menu 6.3 - Route Failover
Period= 5
Timeout=: 3
Fail Tolerance= 3
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
Table 221 Menu 6.3: Route Failover
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Period Type the number of seconds for the ZyWALL to wait between checks to see if it
can connect to the WAN IP address (in the Check Point field of menu 6.1) or the
default gateway. Allow more time if your destination IP address handles lots of
traffic.
Timeout Type the number of seconds for your ZyWALL to wait for a ping response from the
IP address in the Check Point field of menu 6.1 before it times out. The WAN
connection is considered "down" after the ZyWALL 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.
Fail Tolerance Type the number of times your ZyWALL may attempt and fail to connect to the
Internet before traffic is forwarded to the backup gateway.
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.