Dynamic NetLink Properties dialog box
Use this dialog box to define dynamic NetLink elements.
| Option | Definition |
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| General tab | |
| Name | The name of the element. |
| Provider Name | Specifies the name of the Internet service provider. |
| Connection Type |
Select a Connection Type element to define how the NetLink is used in a Multi-Link configuration. |
| Learn DNS IP Addresses Automatically | When selected, the NetLink automatically learns the IP addresses of the Internet service provider's DNS servers. |
| Download Speed or Upload Speed (Required for ratio-based load-balancing) |
Enter the actual bandwidth that this connection provides. For example, if the stated speed of the connection is 50 Mbit/s, but the connection provide a maximum speed of 30 Mbit/s, enter 30 Mbit/s. These speeds are used in ratio-based load-balancing to calculate how much traffic each link receives in relation to the other links. These speeds are also used to calculate the link status in the Secure SD-WAN dashboard in the Dashboard view. The capacity of each link is used to determine the total capacity of all the links. The current traffic load for each link is shown as a percentage of the total capacity of all links. |
| Category (Optional) |
Includes the element in predefined categories. Click Select to select a category. |
| Comment (Optional) |
A comment for your own reference. |
| Option | Definition |
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| Probing tab | |
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Probe IP Addresses (Required when using active and standby NetLinks) |
Shows the IP addresses that are probed with ICMP echo requests (ping) to determine if the link is up. We recommend entering more than one address to avoid excluding the link if the host that is probed goes down. Select addresses that give reliable results of end-to-end connectivity to destinations that need to be reached through the NetLink, such as a remote server reached through the Internet. Click Add to add a row to the table, or Remove to remove the selected row. |
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Active Mode
(Required when using active and standby NetLinks) |
Specifies the probe period and timeout in seconds when Active Mode is used.
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Standby Mode
(Required when using active and standby NetLinks) |
Specifies the probe period and timeout in seconds when Standby Mode is used.
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