def requestConnection(self, wanInterfaceId=1, timeout=1):
        """Request the connection to be established

        :param int wanInterfaceId: the id of the WAN interface
        :param float timeout: the timeout to wait for the action to be executed
        """
        namespace = Wan.getServiceType("requestConnection") + str(wanInterfaceId)
        uri = self.getControlURL(namespace)

        self.execute(uri, namespace, "RequestConnection", timeout=timeout)