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WAN Circuit

Forward Enterprise provides the ability to define and add a synthetic device, called WAN circuit, that can be used to link two parts of the network that are connected through a service provider.

A WAN circuit can be added via the Forward Enterprise GUI or via the REST APIs.

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Changes to a WAN circuit will be applied to the next collected snapshot.

Add a WAN circuit via the Forward Enterprise GUI​

To add a WAN circuit via the Forward Enterprise GUI, navigate to the Sources page, select the Synthetic devices tab, and click on Add synthetic device.

The wizard will guide you through the entire set up process.

Step 1: Select device type​

Select WAN Circuit from the list of synthetic devices available and click on Next:

Add WAN circuit

Step 2: Configure WAN circuit​

Provide a Device name, the Location, and configure two Connections.
For both connection provide the LAN interface and, optionally, a VLAN and a Connection name.

Configure WAN circuit

Finally, click on Save

You can edit or delete a WAN circuit by clicking on the Edit or Delete icon on the right side of the Synthetic devices page.

Newly added WAN circuits, or any change to existing WAN circuits, will be shown in the next collected snapshot:

Show WAN circuit

Add a WAN circuit via the Forward Enterprise REST APIs​

WAN Circuits can be added via the Forward Enterprise REST APIs via the endpoint PUT: /api/snapshots/{snapshotId}/wanCircuit/{wanCircuitName} as well.

Here is an example of the request body:

{
  "wanCircuits": [
    {
      "name": "wan-atl-sjc-01",
      "locationId": "29",
      "connection1": {
        "device": "atl-ce01",
        "port": "ge-0/0/1"
      },
      "connection2": {
        "device": "sjc-te-fw01",
        "port": "ethernet1/1"
      }
    }
  ]
}

For more info on WAN Circuit APIs please check the Synthetic Devices REST API docs.