Putting the Appliance in System Bypass Mode

Maintenance > [Tools] Bypass

This only applies to physical appliances.

In system bypass mode, the fail-to-wire (or fail-to-glass) card DOES NOT receive or process packets:

n	In an in-line deployment (Bridge mode), the lan interface is physically connected to the wan interface.

n	In an out-of-path deployment (Router/Server mode), the appliance is in an open-port state.

Fail-to-wire network interfaces mechanically isolate the appliances from the network in the event of a hardware, software, or power failure. This ensures that all traffic bypasses the failed appliance and maximizes up-time.

When the appliance is in Bypass mode, a message displays in red text at the upper right corner of the user interface.

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