# Setting the Role to a Secondary Unit in a 1+1 System

The first time that you connect to a SBC, the web portal setup wizard will be displayed and you will be asked to select how you would like to configure the role of the unit. Your choices are standalone, primary, or secondary. Once the role configuration settings are applied, the unit will start up and display the web portal configuration management tool.

To configure the host role of the gateway as the secondary unit in a 1+1 system, do the following:

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1- When the setup wizard is displayed, click Continue

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/a/ab/HostRoleSecondaryTsbc_0_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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2- Select As part of a 1+1 redundant system and click Continue.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/9/9c/HostRoleSecondary_1_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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3- Select The secondary unit and click Continue.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/6/63/HostRoleSecondary_2_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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4- If you need to change the default subnet address or subnet mask, click change internal subnets and proceed to step 4a, otherwise click Continue and go to step 5.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/f/fa/HostRoleSecondary_3_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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4a- Enter the subnet address and subnet mask for each VLAN ID and click Continue.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/f/fa/HostRoleSecondary_4_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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5- Follow the onscreen instructions and connect the two units together. When you have completed the connections, click Continue.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/c/c5/HostRoleSecondary_5_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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6- Once you are satisfied with your settings, click Confirm.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/4/4e/HostRoleSecondary_6_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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Allow for the host role changes to take effect.

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7- The Web Portal Log On page is displayed.

* Enter the user name and password.

<figure><img src="https://docs.telcobridges.com/w/images/5/58/HostRoleSecondary_8_A.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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