ZyXEL Communications 792H - Manual (Page 92)

Prestige 792H G.SHDSL Router
5-12 WAN
Table 5-2 WAN Backup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Backup Gateway Type the IP address of your backup gateway in dotted decimal notation. The
Prestige automatically forwards traffic to this IP address if the Prestige's Internet
connection terminates.
Dial Backup
Active Select this check box to turn on dial backup.
Metric This field sets this route's priority among the three routes the Prestige uses
(normal, traffic redirect and dial backup). Type a number (1 to 15) to set the
priority of the dial backup route for data transmission. The smaller the number,
the higher the priority.
If the three routes have the same metrics, the priority of the routes is as follows:
WAN, Traffic Redirect, Dial Backup.
Port Speed Use the drop-down list box to select the speed of the connection between the
dial backup port and the external device. Available speeds are: 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600, 115200 or 230400 bps.
User Name Type the login name assigned by your ISP.
Password Type the password assigned by your ISP.
Pri Phone # Type the first (primary) phone number from the ISP for this remote node. Some
areas require dialing the pound sign # before the phone number for local calls.
Include a # symbol at the beginning of the phone numbers as required.
Advanced Setup Click this button to display the Advanced Setup screen and edit more details of
your WAN backup setup.
Back Click Back to return to the previous screen.
Apply Click Apply to save the changes.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
5.8 Outgoing Authentication Protocol
You should employ the strongest authentication protocol possible. However, some vendor’s implementation
includes specific authentication protocol in the user profile. It will disconnect if the negotiated protocol is
different from that in the user profile, even when the negotiated protocol is stronger than specified. If the