ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual
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v1.0, August 2006
Setting Up Load Balancing
To use multiple ISP links simultaneously, select Load Balancing. In Load Balancing mode, both
links will carry data for the protocols that are bound to them. For example, if the HTTP protocol is
bound to WAN1 and the FTP protocol is bo und to WAN2, then the router will automatically
channel FTP data from and to the computers on the LAN through the WAN2 port. All HTTP
traffic will be routed through the WAN1 port.
Load Balancin g can be used t o segregat e traf fic between links that are n ot of the same sp eed. High
volume traffic can be routed through the port conn ected to a high speed link and low volume
traffic can be routed through the port connected to the low speed link.
To configure the dual WAN ports for load balancing with protocol binding:
1. Check the Load Balancing radio button on the WAN Mode screen shown in Figure 2-4 above,
and click view protocol bindings (if protocol binding is needed). The WAN1 Protocol
Bindings screen will display.
2. Enter the following data in the Add Protocol Binding section:
Figure 2-5