Reference for page : WAN interface
Summary
This page contains all the parameters needed to configure the WAN side of the router at an IP layer.
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Parameters reference
Parameter : "WAN type"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_aux_type |
| Type | Choice |
| Label | WAN type |
| Possible values |
| option_nowan |
Disabled |
| option_wanadsl |
ADSL |
| option_waneth |
Ethernet |
| option_wangsm |
Cellular |
| option_wanwifi |
Wi-Fi |
| option_wanext |
External |
|
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Speed / duplex"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_eth_config |
| Type | Choice |
| Label | Speed / duplex |
| Possible values |
| option_eth_auto |
Autonegociation |
| option_eth_10M_HD |
10M - Half duplex |
| option_eth_10M_FD |
10M - Full duplex |
| option_eth_100M_HD |
100M - Half duplex |
| option_eth_100M_FD |
100M - Full duplex |
|
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Connection type"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_type |
| Type | Choice |
| Label | Connection type |
| Possible values |
| option_inactiv |
Unused |
| option_ether |
Ethernet |
| option_pppoe |
PPPoE |
|
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Ethernet WAN priority"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_priority |
| Type | Choice |
| Label | Ethernet WAN priority |
| Possible values |
| option_low |
Low |
| option_normal |
Normal |
| option_mean |
Medium |
| option_high |
High |
|
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Enter the Ethernet WAN interface priority. This option allow to prioritize a WAN compared to another.
1 is the highest priority and 100 the lowest.
This option is usefull to configure the WAN link backup system.
Parameter : "Obtain an IP address automatically"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_dhcp |
| Type | Boolean |
| Label | Obtain an IP address automatically |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Check this box if the WAN IP address is received from a DHCP server.
Parameter : "IP address"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_addr |
| Type | IP address |
| Label | IP address |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Enter the WAN IP address of the product.
Parameter : "Netmask"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_mask |
| Type | IP subnet mask |
| Label | Netmask |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Enter the WAN netmask.
Parameter : "Gateway"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_gateway |
| Type | IP address |
| Label | Gateway |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Enter the default gateway IP address.
Parameter : "Login"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_br_login |
| Type | text |
| Label | Login |
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Password"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_br_passwd |
| Type | password |
| Label | Password |
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Obtain DNS servers addresses automatically"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_autodns |
| Type | Boolean |
| Label | Obtain DNS servers addresses automatically |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Check this box DNS server addresses are automatically given by DHCP server.
Parameter : "Primary DNS server"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_dns1 |
| Type | IP address |
| Label | Primary DNS server |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
This parameter defines the IP adress of the primary DNS server (first to be required).
Parameter : "Secondary DNS server"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_dns2 |
| Type | IP address |
| Label | Secondary DNS server |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
This parameter defines the IP adress of the secondary DNS server (second to be required).
Parameter : "Enable address translation (NAT)"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_nat |
| Type | Boolean |
| Label | Enable address translation (NAT) |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Check this box if the router should replace source address of IP packets comming from LAN with his own WAN IP address.
Parameter : "Enable proxy ARP"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_proxyarp |
| Type | Boolean |
| Label | Enable proxy ARP |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
If that checkbox is selected, the router will answer to an ARP request:
- If it comes from a device connected to the LAN interface
- And if it concerns a device belonging to the IP network connected the WAN interface.
Parameter : "Interface MTU"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ip_mtu |
| Type | Number |
| Label | Interface MTU |
| Minimum | 0 |
| Maximum | 1500 |
| Step | 1 |
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Only 1 WAN connected at same time"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_enable_single_wan |
| Type | Boolean |
| Label | Only 1 WAN connected at same time |
| Default value | Not available |
Parameter : "Enable ping control"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ctrl_enable |
| Type | Boolean |
| Label | Enable ping control |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
The "Ping control" system is a system witch allow to check if a connection is really available.
Some PINGs are periodically sent to an equipment; When PINGs are not received anymore, connection is failing so datas are not sent anymore trough this interface.
This system should be used only if the router has a backup interface configured.
If the main link is failing, data are routed trough backup link.
Parameter : "IP address to ping"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ctrl_ip_ping |
| Type | IP address |
| Label | IP address to ping |
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Enter the IP address of the server to which the product will transmit periodically a PING to control the connection works correctly.
Parameter : "Ping interval"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ctrl_ip_ping_interval |
| Type | Choice |
| Label | Ping interval |
| Possible values |
| option_10s |
10 s |
| option_20s |
20 s |
| option_30s |
30 s |
| option_1m |
1 minute |
| option_2m |
2 minutes |
| option_5m |
5 minutes |
|
| Default value | Not available |
Description
Choose here the period of the PINGs
Parameter : "Ping retries"
Definition
| Id | p_wan_ctrl_ip_ping_retries |
| Type | Choice |
| Label | Ping retries |
| Possible values |
| option_2 |
2 |
| option_4 |
4 |
| option_8 |
8 |
|
| Default value | Not available |
Description
If a PING does not receive an answer, the router will repeat PINGS at a high frequency. If that high frequency PINGS do not receive an answer after a certain number of retries, the connection is reset.
Enter the number of times the router has to repeat the PING request at a high frequency before declaring the connection in failure.