IP Fallback is supported in Sixnet Routers in the IndustrialPro and EnterprisePro series. To configure IP Fallback, select the option from the Advanced menu.
The “IP Fallback” menu item allows you to configure the Sixnet router to failover between two interfaces, ex. Primary route on DSL/Cable on eth0, and secondary on Cellular if the primary loses Internet connection.
- Click on the “IP Fallback” menu item and the following window will appear:
- Click on the pull-down at the “Enable IP Fallback?” field
- Click on “Yes” and the display will expand to reveal the IP Fallback configuration fields:
Select Primary Interface: Specify your desired primary interface for IP Fallback behavior.
Select Primary External Command Script: Choose the name of the command script to be executed when the associated interface becomes active. For example, if an ipsec_restart is an option, then when selected, will be run whenever the fallback logic selects and activates this interface.
Select Secondary Interface: Select the secondary interface to be used for IP Fallback.
Select Secondary External Command Script: Choose the name of the command script to be executed when the associated interface becomes active. For example, if an ipsec_restart is an option, then when selected, will be run whenever the fallback logic selects and activates this interface.
Enter Primary Test IP Address: Specify the IP address of a host with which the IP Fallback service will communicate to test connectivity. Value must be a pingable address, and not a domain name. The best choice would be an address that represents end-to-end connectivity.
Enter Request Interval (in seconds): Specify the time, in seconds, to wait between connectivity tests. The minimum is 10; maximum is 600. This value should be 30 or higher for PPP connections.
Test Packets to Send: Specify the number of 0 byte ping packets to send out to test connectivity. The minimum is 2; maximum is 30.
Allowable Test Packet Loss: Specify the number of lost packets that are acceptable before the IP Fallback service will consider the link unavailable, and switch to its secondary. The value must be less than the number of test packets set via Test Packets to Send.
Select a debugging level: Specify a debug level for logging purposes. This is recommended only when existing configurations do not function as expected, and when directed to change by Technical Support personnel.
- Click on the “Save” button and the following pop-up window will appear:
- Click on the “OK” button to acknowledge the content
- Click on the “Apply” button and the following pop-up window will appear:
- Click on the “OK” button to acknowledge the content
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