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Backup Internet connection with a 4G Ethernet router

Hello fellow Sophos users,

Happy to have joined this community as this is my first ever post. I just need little guidance as i'm fairly new to Sophos:

I would like to add a secondary WAN connection (4G) as backup for specific servers that are remotely accessible. We currently have one single LAN with no other subnets or Vlans. I have at my disposal a Huawei 4G wireless router which has 1x Ethernet port (B5328 Model) and since i'm not really familiar enough with Sophos UTM, i would like to get some guidance on how to set this up. What i want to know is, the type of interface for the 4G Router which will be connected via Ethernet one one of the UTM ports and how to set it up as backup for only those specific servers that i mentioned earlier.

I don't know if i made it clear enough but i'd be happy to elaborate on any of these points if you have any questions.

Regards,

Zak



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  • Hi Zak,

    Welcome to the Sophos Community!

    Define an interface as Ethernet Type and connect the 4G router to it physically. You will find more information here: How to define a network interface. Now you need to either define a static IP address within the subnet of the router's IP address and set the Gateway address as the routers IP address OR select the option of Dynamic ipv4, if the router acts as a DHCP server. Save the configuration and then define a multipath rule for the servers. Add the 4g WAN interface as a standby interface in uplink balancing. 

    Thanks,

    Sachin Gurung
    Team Lead | Sophos Technical Support
    Knowledge Base  |  @SophosSupport  |  Video tutorials
    Remember to like a post.  If a post (on a question thread) solves your question use the 'This helped me' link.

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  • Hi Zak,

    Welcome to the Sophos Community!

    Define an interface as Ethernet Type and connect the 4G router to it physically. You will find more information here: How to define a network interface. Now you need to either define a static IP address within the subnet of the router's IP address and set the Gateway address as the routers IP address OR select the option of Dynamic ipv4, if the router acts as a DHCP server. Save the configuration and then define a multipath rule for the servers. Add the 4g WAN interface as a standby interface in uplink balancing. 

    Thanks,

    Sachin Gurung
    Team Lead | Sophos Technical Support
    Knowledge Base  |  @SophosSupport  |  Video tutorials
    Remember to like a post.  If a post (on a question thread) solves your question use the 'This helped me' link.

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