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SONICWALL SONICOS STANDARD 3.0 ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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Configuring Network Settings
value. In this case, the WAN failover only occurs when loss of the physical WAN Ethernet
connection occurs on the SonicWALL security appliance.
8
Enter the number of missed probes required for the WAN failover to occur in the Failover Trigger
Level (missed probes) field.
9
Enter a value for the number of successful probes required to reactivate the primary connection in
the Successful Probes to Reactivate Primary field. The default value is five (5). By requiring a
number of successful probes before the SonicWALL security appliance returns to its primary
connection, you can prevent the SonicWALL security appliance from returning to the primary
connection before the primary connection becomes stable.
Advanced
The Advanced page allows you remotely trigger the modem to dial-out to establish an WAN
connection. Selecting Enable Remotely Triggered Dial-out configures the modem to accept
remotely triggered dial-out.
If you check Requires Authentication, enter a password in the Password and Confirm Password
fields. You will be prompted for a password before being allowed to trigger a dial-out.
Activating the Modem
If the modem is inactive, an inactive link and Connect button are displayed in the Status column of
the Interfaces table on the Network>Settings page. Clicking the Connect button establishes your
modem connection. Once the connection is established, the inactive
link and Connect button change
to active
and Disconnect.