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Insert WAN cable in selected port, go to <strong>Network > Interfaces</strong> WebUI section and if you followed steps correctly yours newly created WAN interface should be running and have an IP. | Insert WAN cable in selected port, go to <strong>Network > Interfaces</strong> WebUI section and if you followed steps correctly yours newly created WAN interface should be running and have an IP. | ||
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==Testing the configuration== | |||
If everything went well, your device should now have two wired WAN connections. To test this go to the <i>Network → WAN</i> page and check if the new interface is enabled and if it has an IP address. | |||
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<li>Set the Wired (WAN) interface as the main WAN connection.</li> | |||
<li>Set the new interface as WAN failover and save the changes.<br>[[File:Networking_rutxxx_configuration_examples_use_lan_as_wan_7_v1.png|border|class=tlt-border]]</li> | |||
<li>Go to [www.whatsmyip.com] and check your public IP address.<br>[[File:0011.png|border|class=tlt-border|960px]]</li> | |||
<li>Then unplug the main WAN cable and check again. If the interface failed over correctly, the website should a different IP address than before.<br>[[File:0012.png|border|class=tlt-border|960px]]</li> | |||
<li>Plug the main WAN cable back in and wait a bit. Refresh the website; the IP should have change back to the one shown in the first place.</li> | |||
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