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[MWAN Connector] Adds additional info for connections and deletes extra imgs (cloudflare#21214)
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src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/index.mdx

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magicWord: "hardware",
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productName: "Magic WAN Connector",
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wan: "refers to the physical Magic WAN Connector Ethernet port that you are using for your WAN. The ports are labeled `GE1`, `GE2`, `GE3`, `GE4`, `GE5`, and `GE6`. Choose the number corresponding to the port that you are using in Connector. <br/> If you need a throughput higher than 1 Gbps, you can use one of the SFP+ ports. Refer to [SFP+ port information](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/sfp-port-information/) for more information on the hardware supported.",
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lan: "refers to the physical Magic WAN Connector Ethernet port that you are using for your LAN. The ports are labeled `GE1`, `GE2`, `GE3`, `GE4`, `GE5`, and `GE6`. Choose a number corresponding to the port that you are using in Connector. <br/> If you need a throughput higher than 1 Gbps, you can use one of the SFP+ ports. Refer to [SFP+ port information](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/sfp-port-information/) for more information on the hardware supported.",
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lan: "refers to the physical Magic WAN Connector Ethernet port that you are using for your WAN. The ports are labeled `GE1`, `GE2`, `GE3`, `GE4`, `GE5`, and `GE6`. Choose a number corresponding to the port that you are using in Connector. <br/> If you need a throughput higher than 1 Gbps, you can use one of the SFP+ ports. Refer to [SFP+ port information](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/sfp-port-information/) for more information on the hardware supported.",
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noConnectorShows: "You need to have bought a Connector already for it to show up here. Refer to [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) if no Connector shows up in this list.",
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shippedLanguage: "The Magic WAN Connector is shipped to you deactivated",
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hardSoftConn: "You need to deploy two Connectors in your premises before you can set up a site in high availability.",

src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/network-options/dhcp/dhcp-server.mdx

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5. In **LAN configuration**, select the LAN where you want to enable DHCP server.
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6. Select **Edit**.
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7. Under **Static addressing**, select **This is a DHCP Server**. You also have to specify:
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- The DNS server address
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- The DHCP pool start
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- The DHCP pool end
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For example:
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<div class="medium-img">
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![An example of how to configure you Magic WAN Connector LAN](~/assets/images/magic-wan/connector/lan-static.png)
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</div>
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- The DNS server address
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- The DHCP pool start
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</TabItem> <TabItem label="API">
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src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/reference.mdx

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A failover happens when the active node's health declines to a level lower than that of the standby node. For example, from `GOOD` to `DEGRADED`, or from `DEGRADED` to `DOWN`. In the case of a failover where a Connector is acting as a DHCP server, DHCP leases will be synchronized.
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When a failover occurs, traffic is moved to the new active node. It could take up to 30 seconds for traffic to be fully restored over the new active node.
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## WAN settings
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This is where you add and configure your WAN connections. Each configured WAN will create one IPsec tunnel.
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When you have multiple WANs you can attribute different priorities to each one. Lower values mean a higher priority. This translates in Connector routing traffic through the higher priority WANs or, more precisely, over the IPsec tunnels established over that interface. On the other hand, if you configure multiple WANs of equal priority, traffic will be distributed over those links through [(Equal-Cost Multi-Path) ECMP routing](/magic-wan/reference/traffic-steering/#equal-cost-multi-path-routing).
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Creating several WAN connections also means Connector can failover between circuits according to their health.
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### High-capacity use cases
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For high-capacity use cases, multiple tunnels can be established with equal priority. Outgoing traffic is then distributed across all available connections using an [ECMP routing](/magic-wan/reference/traffic-steering/#equal-cost-multi-path-routing) algorithm, which balances the load base.
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### Configure multiple tunnels in the same WAN profile
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If you need to configure multiple tunnels for the same WAN profile, [set up multiple WAN connections](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/#2-create-a-wan). Each WAN is assigned one IPsec tunnel.
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### WAN settings
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- **Interface number:** When using the hardware version of Connector, this refers to the Ethernet port that you are using for your WAN. If you need a throughput higher than 1 Gbps, you can use one of the SFP+ ports. Refer to [SFP+ port information](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/sfp-port-information/) for more information on the hardware supported. <br /> If you are using Virtual Connector, this needs to correspond to the virtual network interface on the Virtual Connector instance you have set up in VMware.
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- **VLAN ID**: Allows you to have multiple virtual WANs configured over the same port on your Magic WAN Connector. Refer to [VLAN ID](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/configuration/connector/reference/#vlan-id) for more information.
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- **Priority**: Assigns a priority to the WAN interface. Lower numbers have higher priority. Refer to [Traffic steering](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/reference/traffic-steering/) to learn more about how Cloudflare calculates priorities.
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- **Health check rate:** Configures the health check frequency for your WAN. Options are low, mid, and high. Refer to [Update tunnel health checks frequency](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/configuration/common-settings/tunnel-health-checks/) for more information.
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- **Addressing:** Configures the Connector to work in a DHCP or static IP environment.
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## LAN settings
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- **Interface number:** When using the hardware version of Connector, this refers to the Ethernet port that you are using for your LAN. If you need a throughput higher than 1 Gbps, you can use one of the SFP+ ports. Refer to [SFP+ port information](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/sfp-port-information/) for more information on the hardware supported. <br /> If you are using the Virtual Connector, this needs to correspond to the virtual LAN interface on the Virtual Connector instance you have set up in VMware.
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- **VLAN ID**: Allows you to have multiple virtual LANs configured over the same port on your Magic WAN Connector. Refer to [VLAN ID](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/configuration/connector/reference/#vlan-id) for more information.
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- **Static addressing:** Configures the type of IP addressing for your Connector. Depending on your use case, this is where you configure your LAN interface IP address, or enable DHCP server or DHCP relay. Refer to [DHCP options](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/network-options/dhcp/) to learn more.
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- **Static NAT prefix**: Enable NAT (network address translation). This is an optional setting.
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- **Routed subnets:** Configures additional subnets behind a layer 3 router. Refer to [Routed subnets](/magic-wan/configuration/connector/network-options/routed-subnets/) for more information.
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### Restrict traffic to your premises
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Depending on your use case, you can define policies in your connector to either allow traffic to flow between your LANs without it leaving your local premises or to forward it via the Cloudflare network where you can add additional security features. The default behavior is to drop all LAN-to-LAN traffic. These policies can be created for specific subnets, and link two LANs.
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Refer to [Network segmentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/configuration/connector/network-options/network-segmentation/) for more information.

src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/configure-connectors.mdx

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1. In **WAN configuration**, select **Create**. You can create one or more [wide area networks (WANs)](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/what-is-a-wan/). Configuring multiple WANs will create multiple <GlossaryTooltip term="IPsec tunnel">IPsec</GlossaryTooltip> tunnels (one IPsec tunnel per WAN port). This allows the Connector to failover between circuits according to their <GlossaryTooltip term="tunnel health-check" link="/magic-wan/reference/tunnel-health-checks/">health</GlossaryTooltip>.
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This is not the same as a high availability (HA) configuration. HA configurations need two Connectors to work. Refer to [About high availability configurations](#about-high-availability-configurations) for more information.
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![An example of how to configure you Magic WAN Connector WAN](~/assets/images/magic-wan/connector/wan-config.png)
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