Netopia 3366-ENT Getting Started Manual

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7-10 Getting Started GuideBackup Configuration screenNavigate to the Backup Configuration screen.This screen is used to configure the conditions under which backup will occur, if it will recover, and how themodem is configured.For the internal V.92 modem, the Backup Configuration screen appears as follows, when all options are enabled(default screen shows fewer menu items until some are enabled):• Select Backup is and from the pop-up menu, select Automatic (default), Manual, or Disabled. You enableline backup by selecting either Manual or Automatic. For fail-over purposes, choose Automatic.• Select Requires Failure of (minutes) and enter the number of minutes that the system should wait beforeit assumes that a connection failure has occurred. After that period, the system would switch to backupmode and connect via the modem.Note: Backup and Recovery have resolutions of five seconds. This is how often the router evaluates the stateof the connections and makes decisions.• Select Ping Host Name or IP Address and enter an IP address or resolvable DNS name that the router willping. This is an optional item that is particularly useful for testing if the remote end of a VPN connectionhas gone down. Should this address become unreachable the router will treat this as a loss of connectivityand begin the backup timer. This loss is a Layer 2 loss.WANMainMenuAdvanced ConnectionOptionsConfigurationBackupConfigurationBackup ConfigurationBackup ParametersBackup is... AutomaticRequires Failure of (minutes): 1Ping Host Name or IP Address:Recovery to ADSL... AutomaticRequires Recovery of (minutes): 1Auto-Recovery on loss of Layer 2: YesLayer 2 Failure Timer (seconds): 0Clear Backup Call only if idle: YesRequires idle time of (seconds): 300Data Link Encapsulation is Async PPPEnter override Failure timer on loss of Layer 2. 0 is default Failure timer.Enter Information supplied to you by your telephone company.