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D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 140

Section 5 - Advanced Network Conguration

Option Mode

Single Option Port

Path:Network>Internet>OptionMode

ThiscontrollersupportsmultipleInternet(WAN)links.Thisallowsyoutotakeadvantageoffailoverandload

balancing features to ensure certain internet dependent services are prioritized in the event of unstable WAN

connectivity on one of the ports.

To use Auto Failover or Load Balancing, WAN link failure detection must be congured. This involves accessing

DNSserversontheinternetorpingtoaninternetaddress(userdened).Ifrequired,youcancongurethe

number of retry attempts when the link seems to be disconnected or the threshold of failures that determines

if an Option port is down.

If you do not want to use Auto Failover or Load Balancing, select Single WAN Port from the WAN Mode drop-down

menu and select the Option port you want to set. Click Save.