Configuring multi-WAN failover
This recipe describes how to configure multi-WAN failover on a single pfSense system.
Getting ready
Throughout this recipe, we will configure failover for our two separate WAN interfaces. Make sure that the WAN interfaces are first properly configured; refer to the previous recipe for the specifics.
How to do it...
- Browse to System | Routing.
- Select the Groups tab.
- Enter a Group Name.
- Set the Gateway Priority of our WAN gateway to Tier 1.
- Set the Gateway Priority of our WAN2 gateway to Tier 2.
- Leave the Trigger Level set to Member Down.
- Add a Description:
- Save the changes.
- Apply changes, if necessary:
- Browse to System | Routing ...
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