Configuring the Dialer Interface as a Backup WAN Connection

Before You Begin

  1. For background information, read Understanding the Dialer Interface.
  2. Configure a dialer interface. See Configuring the Dialer Interface.

In this example, you configure the dialer interface dl0 as the backup WAN link for the ge-0/0/1.0 interface.

You can use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor to configure the backup interface.

This topic covers:

J-Web Configuration

To configure a dialer interface as a backup to a primary interface:

  1. Select Configure>CLI Tools>Point and Click CLI.
  2. Next to Interfaces, click Configure or Edit.
  3. In the Interface name column, click ge-0/0/1.
  4. Under Unit, click the Interface unit number 0.
  5. Next to Backup options, click Configure.
  6. In the Interface box, type dl0.
  7. Click OK until you return to the Interfaces page.

CLI Configuration

To configure a dialer interface as a backup to a primary interface:

user@host# set interfaces ge-0/0/1.0 unit 0 backup-options interface dl0

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