Red Lion IndustrialPr 6000 Router - Manual (Page 110)

Software User Guide 110
Services Tab
Enable Ping Alive: Select YES to enable the Ping Alive Service. The recommended setting for this option is NO. Ping
Alive will send the specified number of packets in Test Packets to Send, every interval defined in Test Interval. Should
the ping fail to the first host, a second host may also be defined. Host Fail Type will control how many hosts must fail
before a failure is declared and Failure Command Script will execute the failure action specified at that time. This can
be used to force interface traffic, or to probe connectivity to an end point.
Test Interval (in minutes)(Required): Enter the time interval (in minutes) to which the ping packets would be sent. The
recommended setting for this option is 50.
Test Packets to Send (Required): Specify the number the time packets to send out to test connectivity. The minimum
is 1 and the maximum is 10. The recommended setting for this field is 5 ‐ 10.
Allowable Packet Loss (Required): Specify the number of lost packets that are acceptable before the link is considered
unavailable. Note: The value must be less that the number of test packets set via Test Packets to Send. Example: If Test
Packets to Send is set to 5 and Allowable Packet Loss is set to 3, then 2 pings of the 5 sent out must have replies for
connectivity to be declared successful. If only 1 ping reply is received, then a failure to that host will be declared.
Host Address (Required): Enter the IP Address of the destination host to which the ping packet would be sent. Default
setting is “127.0.0.1”.
Host Address #2: Enter the IP Address of the second destination host to which the ping packet would be sent. This sec‐
ond host is tested only when the first one fails. There is no default setting for this option.
Host Fail Type: Choose “Any Host” to run the action when the first and last host fail the test. Choose “Last Host” to run
the action when the first and lost host fail the test. Host Address #2 is only tested if the first host fails.
Source Interface: Select the name of the interface to which the service will bind for communications tests. When set
to None, the system will choose automatically. The recommended setting for this option is None.
Source IP Address: Enter the IP address to use as a source for communications tests. Note: This will be the source IP
address of the PING packets, but does not necessarily reflect the interface from which packet will traverse the unit.
Failure Command Script: Choose the name of the command script to be executed when the PING test fails. For exam‐
ple, if “Restart Wireless” is an option, then when selected, the wireless interface will be restarted.
Note: Recommended setting is “None” for standard operation with no special behaviors. “RestartWireless” is useful
when using a wireless (cellular) interface. “Reboot” will restart the entire device.
• Click on the APPLY button for the changes to take effect. Selecting Revert, will reset all fields to previously saved
defaults.
3.5.11 Serial IP
The Serial IP menu item is used to configure serial communication such as POS device, serial data logging or serial trans‐
mitter via serial cable on the Red Lion router and third party UDP or TCP/IP Client/Server application.