Configure an SD-WAN Route Group

Before you can enable SD-WAN, you must assign a branch ID to the router, and have one or two Extreme Networks VGVAs configured as part of a VPN Service. Then create a network policy and configure the Router Settings.

An SD-WAN route group is a list of prioritized WAN ports used as a forwarding action in a routing policy. Enable SD-WAN in a network policy to configure policies that make routing decisions based on Layer 7 application service sets, user profiles, incoming LAN interfaces, or source and destination addresses.

This task is part of the network policy configuration workflow. Use this task to configure an SD-WAN route group.

  1. Go to Configure > Network Policies.
  2. Select an existing network policy, and then select Edit, or select Add.
  3. After you save the Policy Details, select 5 Branch Routing.
  4. From the Router Settings menu, select SD-WAN.
  5. Select Enable SD-WAN.
  6. Select Add.
  7. Enter a Group Name.
  8. Enter an optional description.
  9. Set the WAN Priority for the following WAN links on routers:
    • WAN0: The highest prioritized Ethernet link in the router template.
    • WAN1: The second highest prioritized Ethernet link in the router template.
    • USB: The WAN link of a connected USB LTE modem.
  10. For Routing Decision Rule, define the following responses to operational faults for your SD-WAN routing decisions:
    • Include Jitter: Select ON to have jitter considered for WAN path changes.
    • Packet Loss: Select an aggressive, normal, or moderate response to packet losses.
    • Latency: Select an aggressive, normal, or moderate response to detected latency.
    • Jitter: (Only if Include Jitter is set to ON): Select an aggressive, normal, or moderate response to jitter.

Continue configuring the network policy.