8-2 Firmware User Guide• the Backup IP Gateway menu item in the IP Setup screen under the System Configuration menuHere you enter a Backup Gateway IP address. See “IP Setup” on page 8-7. Alternatively, you can choose adifferent backup gateway device; see “Backup Default Gateway” on page 8-14.Detailed descriptions follow.Connection ProfilesThe dial backup feature allows you to configure a complete Connection Profile for the modem backup, just asyou do for your primary WAN connection. In this way profiles are associated with a particular interface. It shouldhave switched characteristics for modem backup.Navigate to the Add Connection Profile screen.If you used Easy Setup to configure your DSL connection, you have already created one Connection Profile. Forthe backup modem, you create a second Connection Profile, and associate it with the backup modem interface.• Profile Name: Give the profile a descriptive name, for example “Modem Backup”.• Profile Enabled: Ordinarily this is toggled to Yes. You can toggle it to No, if you want to disable it later.• Encapsulation Type: From the pop-up menu select the encapsulation type. Usually, for modem dial-upconnections, this will be PPP, but you can also select ATMP, PPTP, or IPsec for VPN connections. Theseare the options needed for dial-up.WANMainMenuAdd ConnectionProfileConfigurationAdd Connection ProfileProfile Name: Profile 1Profile Enabled: YesEncapsulation Type... RFC1483RFC1483 Mode... Bridged 1483IP Profile Parameters...COMMIT CANCELReturn accepts * ESC cancels * Left/Right moves insertion point * Del deletes.Configure a new Conn. Profile. Finished? COMMIT or CANCEL to exit.
