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1. Figure 8 2 Routing Example For The Load Balancer Gateway s Routing Table For the LAN shown above with 2 routers and 3 LAN segments The Load Balancer requires 2 entries Entry 1 Segment 1 Destination IP 192 168 2 0 Address as follows Network Mask 299 255 255 0 Page 61 Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 100 Metric Entry 2 Segment 2 Destination IP 192 168 3 0 Address Network Mask 255 255 255 0 Standard Class C Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 100 Metric For Router A s Default Route Destination IP 0 0 0 0 Address Network Mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 For Router B s Default Route Destination IP 0 0 0 0 Address Network Mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway IP Address 192 168 2 80 Metric Page 62 9 Operation and Status Operation Once both The Load Balancer and the PCs are configured operation is automatic However there are some situations where additional Internet configuration may be required Refer to Chapter 4 Advanced Features for further details System Status Use the System Status link on the main menu to view this screen System Status 2 WAN Information A WAN OOOO O Connection Status Connected Connected Connection Type DHCP DHCP Force Renew IP Address 192 168 9 9 192 168 9 8 Subnet Mask 299 99 OU A Paa a aa a yt Gateway 192 168 9 1 192 168 9 1 DNS IP Address 192 168 9 1 192 168 9 1 MAC Address 00 0E DB 00 3B 67 00 0E DB 00 3B 69 LAN Information I
2. Multi DMZ Enable Use this to enable or disable the DMZ setting as required Name Enter a name to assist you to remember this setting This name has no effect on the operation Public IP address Enter the WAN port Internet IP address you wish to associate to a PC This IP address must have been allocated to you by your ISP Private IP Address Enter the IP address of the PC you wish to associate with this WAN port IP LAN address This IP address should be fixed or reserved See the Host IP section for details on reserving an IP address For Dynamic IP WAN Select the desired WAN port Select DHCP if the IP address on this WAN port is dynamically assigned You can only select assign one 1 Private LAN IP address to each port If using multi session PPPoE select the desired PPPoE session These sessions are defined on the Advanced PPPoE screen You can assign one 1 one 1 Private LAN IP address to each PPPoE session Private IP Address Enter the IP address of the PC you wish to associate with this WAN port IP LAN address This IP address should be fixed or reserved See the Host IP section for details on reserving an IP address You can decide the users to have the authority of using DMZ by define the groups For DMZ you can allow inbound outbound only or both inbound and outbound both Page 37 UPnP With UPNP Universal Plug amp Play function it can easily setup and configure an entir
3. Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from The Load Balancer Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address lf your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the following changes e Enter The Load Balancer s IP address in the Default gateway field and click OK Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to The Load Balancer e Ifthe DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address or addresses provided by your ISP then click OK Page 75 Appendix C Troubleshooting Overview This chapter covers some common problems that may be encountered while using The Load Balancer and some possible solutions to them If you follow the suggested steps and The Load Balancer still does not function properly contact your dealer for further advice General Problems Problem 1 Can t connect to The Load Balancer to configure it Solution 1 Check the following e The Load Balancer is properly installed LAN connections are OK and it is powered ON Ensure that your PC and The Load Balancer are on the same network segment If you don t have a router this must be the case lf your PC is set to Obtain an IP Address automatically DHCP client restart it lf your PC uses a Fixed Static IP address ensure that it is using an IP Address within the range 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 and thu
4. Figure 2 2 Home Screen Admin Password Page 9 9 Select LAN amp DHCP from the menu You will see a screen like the example below LAN amp DHCP r 7 LAN IP Configuration IP Address 192 168 1 1 EX coN NaN OA Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ex 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Configuration DHCP Server Setup Enable Disable Client Lease Time 60 Minutes Client Default DNS DNS 1 192 168 1 1 DNS 2J192 168 1 1 DHCP IP Address Range Offered Range 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 100 EX 00C Free Entries 98 ARP Proxy Used only when LAN and WAN are on the same IP segment Internal LAN IP Range T Enable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EX 00L LAN Any IP Used only when LAN and WAN aren t on the same IP segment LAN Any IP Setup C Enable lt Disable Submit Reset DHCP Client List Name Mac Address IP Address Type Status Time Left ETHAN 00 00 E2 64 F7 88 192 168 1 2 Dynamic Leased 58m 6s Figure 2 3 LAN amp DHCP 10 Ensure these settings are suitable for your LAN e The default settings are suitable for many situations e See the following table for details of each setting 11 Save your data then go to Step 2 Installing The Load Balancer in your LAN Settings LAN amp DHCP IP Address IP address for The Load Balancer as seen from the local LAN Use the default value unless the address is already in use or your LAN is using a different IP address range In the latter case enter an unused IP Address from within the range used by your LA
5. 2000 1 Select Start Menu Settings Control Panel Internet Options 2 Select the Connection tab and click the Setup button 3 Select want to set up my Internet connection manually or want to connect through a local area network LAN and click Next 4 Select connect through a local area network LAN and click Next 5 Ensure all of the boxes on the following Local area network Internet Configuration screen are unchecked 6 Check the No option when prompted Do you want to set up an Internet mail account now 7 Click Finish to close the Internet Connection Wizard Setup is now completed For Windows XP Select Start Menu Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Select Set up or change your Internet Connection Select the Connection tab and click the Setup button Cancel the pop up Location Information screen Click Nexton the New Connection Wizard screen Select Connect to the Internet and click Next E e NS Page 16 7 Select Set up my connection manually and click Next Check Connect using a broadband connection that is always on and click Next 9 Click Finish to close the New Connection Wizard Setup is now completed 90 Accessing AOL To access AOL America On Line through The Load Balancer the AOL for Windows software must be configured to use TCP IP network access rather than a dial up connection The configuration process is as follows e
6. C Block All Access Block Selected Items m Archie DNS D FTF T Gopher OHTTP V Mail V News Real Audio V SNMP V Telnet TETE YEN Name TCP 7 UDF Packets Port No Range pa Pz Pp 9 ae Pp J ca Pp G 1s aD oe Submit Reset Figure 5 2 Access Filter Settings Access Filter Setup Access Group This allows you have different access rights for different Groups of PCs e If you want the same restrictions to apply to everyone select Default for the Group In this case there is no need to enter any Hosts on the Host IP screen If you wish to apply different restrictions on different Groups select the desired Group and click the Select button The screen will update with data for the selected Group Filter Setting Select the desired option for this Group No filtering Nothing is blocked Internet access is not restricted Block All Access Everything is blocked Internet access is not available Block selected items Items selected on this screen are blocked You can block well known services by using the checkboxes or define your own filters Page 46 Block Well known Select the services you wish to block The current group will not be able ports to use any services which are checked User defined Ports to This section is optional It allows you to define your own filters if Block required For each filter the following information is required Name Enter a meaningful name for this filter TP
7. Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties You should see a screen like the following Local Area Connection Properties El x General Authentication Advanced Connect using EJ D Link DFE 530T PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter rev B This connection uses the following items S Client for Microsoft Networks a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks los Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP install Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Figure B 7 Network Configuration Windows XP 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 4 Click on the Properties button You should then see a screen like the following Page 74 Internet Protocol 7 CP IF Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get P settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenwise you need to ask pour network administrator hor the appropriate IP settings Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses EA IN Figure B 8 TCP IP Properties Windows XP 5 Ensure your TCP IP settings are correct Using DHCP To use DHCP select the radio button obtain an IP Address automatically This is the default Windows settings
8. Enable UpnP Universal Plug Play the load balancer will become one of the network devices lt is useful to discovery and control network devices such as Internet gateway Page 3 Package Contents The following items should be included e The Load Balancer Unit e Power Adapter e Quick Installation Guide e CD ROM containing the on line manual lf any of the above items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immediately Physical Details Front Panel rD NE TWORKING PEOPLE TOGETHER Advanced Load Balance Broadband Router 10M 100M Operation of the Front Panel LEDs is as follows LAN LINK ACT ON Physical connection or data in out OFF No physical connection 10M 100M ON The corresponding LAN port is using 100BaseT OFF 10BaseT connection on the corresponding LAN port or no connection WAN LINK ACT ON Physical connection to the Broadband modem on WAN port 1 2 established OFF No physical connection on WAN port 1 2 10M 100M ON Physical connection using 100BaseT on WAN port 1 2 established OFF 10BaseT connection or no connection on WAN port 1 2 System Power OFF No power ON Normal Operation Status OFF Normal operation ON Firmware not loaded or Hardware error Blinking Data in out Page 4 Also some Status and Error conditions are indicated by combinations of LEDs as shown below WAN1 LINK ACT amp 10M 100M LEDs flash alte
9. Start the AOL for Windows communication software Ensure that it is Version 2 5 3 0 or later This procedure will not work with earlier versions e Click the Setup button e Select Create Location and change the location name from New Locality to Load Balancer e Click Edit Location Select TCP IP for the Network field Leave the Phone Number blank e Click Save then OK Configuration is now complete e Before clicking Sign On always ensure that you are using the Load Balancer location Macintosh Clients From your Macintosh you can access the Internet via The Load Balancer The procedure is as follows 1 Open the TCP IP Control Panel 2 Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop up menu 3 Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop up menu The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank 4 Close the TCP IP panel saving your settings Note lf using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP the required changes are e Bet he Router Address field to The Load Balancer s IP Address e Ensure your DNS settings are correct Linux Clients To access the Internet via The Load Balancer it is only necessary to set The Load Balancer as the Gateway and ensure your Name Server settings are correct Ensure you are logged in as root before attempting any changes Fixed IP Address By default most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address make the followi
10. The default traffic loading between the WAN ports e Current Loading Share The current traffic loading between the WAN ports e Current Loading The number of sessions Bytes and Packets currently being processed on each port e Current Bandwidth The current Download and Upload speeds on each WAN port e Check NAT Detail will display the NAT Status screen described below Interface This section displays cumulative statistics Use the Restart Counter button to restart these counters when required Page 66 NAT Status This screen is displayed when you click the Check NAT Detail button on the WAN Status screen NAT Status pa LAN IP Info IP Address 192 168 1 1 Mask Address 255 255 255 0 Active WAN IP Info NAT Timeouts TCP 300 UDP 120 Max Segment Size Max Windows Size 0 Bytes Packets _ TCP UDP ICMP Overall Created c Deleted c ass pass Criteria Filter Interface IP Address Wan Port Range REM El Set Clear AL E booo T E lap Errors Checksum 0 Retries Bad Packets 0 A Total IP Packets Ste Reserved Address Figure 9 4 NAT Status Data NAT Status LAN IP Info e IP Address The LAN IP Address of The Load Balancer e Mask Address The Network Mask Subnet Mask for the IP Address above Active WAN IP Info There is one 1 row for each active connection For each connection the following data is shown e IP Address The WAN Internet IP Address of The Load Balancer e Ma
11. To restore the factory default setting values you can click on the RESTORE button You have to be careful doing this it will erase all your setting previously and set to factory default values Restore Default value Figure 9 2 Restore Factory Defaults If the Restore Default Value button on this screen is clicked e ALL of your settings will be erased e The default IP address password and ALL other settings will be restored to the factory default values e The DCHP server function will be enabled These changes may mean that the current connection is invalid and you will have to re connect to The Load Balancer using its default IP address 192 168 1 1 Page 65 WAN Status Use the WAN Status link on the main menu to view this screen WAN Status op NAT Statistics O WAN Connection Status Connected Connected Default Loading Share 50 50 Current Loading Share 50 50 Sessions 1 1 Current Loading Bytes 1 1 Packets 1 1 Download Speed 244 Bytes s 244 Bytes s Garren panawiath Upload Speed 0 Bytes s 0 Bytes s Interface Statistics O WAN Interface Usage 56 43 Bytes received 1033 KB 1211 KB Over All Bytes transmitted 694 KB 94 KB Total 1727 KB 1305 KB Check NAT Detail Refresh Restart Counters Figure 9 3 WAN Status Data System Status NAT This section displays data for each WAN port Statistics e Connection status This will display either Connected or Not Connected e Default Loading Share
12. URL Filter Access Group Block Internet Access This allows you have different blocking rules for different Groups of PCs All PCs users are in the Default Group unless moved to another group on the Host IP screen If you want the same restrictions to apply to everyone select Default for the Group In this case there is no need to enter any Hosts on the Host IP screen If you wish to apply different restrictions on different Groups select the desired Group and click the Select button The screen will update with data for the selected Group URL List Type Black List If you select Black List It will block the URL that you keep it on Access Item White List If you are select White List type it will block the entire URL except you keep it on the Access Item Submit Button Button to submit Black List or White List Enable Disable Use this to Enable or Disable each setting as required Block URL IP Keyword Enter the URL IP address or keyword you wish to block Page 45 Access Filter The network Administrator can use the Access Filter to gain fine control over the Internet access and applications available to LAN users e Five 5 user groups are available and each group can have different access rights e All PCs users are in the Default group unless assigned to another group on the Host IP screen Access Filter v Select Group Default select Filter Setting C No Filtering
13. e Multiple PPPoE sessions e PPTP connection method Primary Setup Connection EWAN WAND Connection Mode Enable Disable C Backup Enable Disable Backup Connection Type Dynamic IP lt Dynamic IP IP Address pooo lt pooo Subnet Mask poo booo Gateway Ono IS PPTP Connection F Enable F Enable PPTP Server IP Address pooo pogo User Name l ET Password SS VA Host Name Optional for PPPoE DNS 1 foo foo DNS 2 Booo boo DNS 3 poo boo Optional Host Name DBG272223 0 BST Domain Name f E MAC Address 00 09 A3 27 22 23 00 09 A3 27 22 24 Figure 2 5 Primary Setup Screen Page 13 Settings Primary Setup Connection Mode Connection Type Address Info PPPoE PPTP Dialup Select the appropriate setting e Enable Select this if you have connected a broadband modem to this port Disable Select this if there is no broadband modem connected to this port Backup Use this if you have a broadband modem on each port and wish to normally use only one Select Enable for the primary port and Backup for the secondary port The Backup port will only be used if the primary port fails Check the data supplied by your ISP and select the appropriate option e Static IP Select this if your ISP has provided a Fixed or Static IP address Then enter the data into the Address Info fields Dynamic IP Select this if your ISP provides an IP address automatically when you connect You can ig
14. for PPTP Status Figure 5 Advanced PPTP Settings Advanced PPTP WAN Port Select the desired Port then click the Select button The data for the selected Port will then be displayed in the WAN P Account section WAN IP Account User Name The PPTP user name login name assigned by your ISP Password The PPTP password associated with the User Name above This is assigned by your ISP and used to login to the PPTP Server Verify Password Re enter the PPTP password assigned by your ISP Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the PPTP Server as provided by your ISP Static IP Address If you have a fixed IP address enter if here Otherwise this field should be left at 0 0 0 0 Use the Connect and Disconnect buttons to establish or terminate a connection on this session if required Connection This displays the current connection status Status Page 24 4 Advanced Configuration Overview The following advanced features are provided Host IP Setup Virtual Servers Custom Virtual Server Special Applications Dynamic DNS Multi DMZ Advanced Features UPnP This chapter contains details of the configuration and use of each of these features Host IP Setup This feature is used in the following situations You have Multi Session PPPoE and wish to bind each session to a particular PC on your LAN You wish to use the Access Filter feature This requires that each PC be identifie
15. g http 205 20 45 34 ftp 205 20 45 34 e To Internet users all virtual Servers on your LAN have the same IP Address This IP Address is allocated by your ISP e This address should be static rather than dynamic to make it easier for Internet users to connect to your Servers However you can use the Dynamic DNS feature explained later in this chapter to allow users to connect to your Virtual Servers using a URL instead of an IP Address e g HTTP my_domain_name dyndns org FTP my_domain_name dyndns org Page 28 Virtual Server C Virtual Server Enable Server Type LAN IP Address O DNS 0 0 0 0 envor OO 00 3000 L Finger pooo E FTP Server booo oo M Gopher pooo IPsec booo E Mail Server POP3 0 0 0 0 O Mail Server SMTP 0 0 0 0 L News NNTP booo C PPTP Booo E Telnet pooo D Web Server HTTP pooo 7 L Whois pooo Submit Reset Figure 4 3 Virtual Server Settings Virtual Server Use this to Enable or Disable each Virtual server as required Server Type Select the desired Server type If the type of Server you wish to use is not listed use the Custom Virtual Server screen to define your own type LAN IP Enter the IP address of the PC on your LAN which is running the required Server Address software Each PC should have a fixed IP address or have a reserved IP address See the Host IP section earlier in this chapter for details on reserving an IP address Page 29
16. internet via the specified WAN port for the specified Protocol packets Page 40 Advanced Features This screen allows you to change some advanced settings e Remote Access Configuration This feature allows you to manage The Load Balancer via the Internet You can restrict access to a specified IP address or address range e External Filters Configuration These settings determine whether or not The Load Balancer should respond to ICMP ping requests received from the WAN port e Interface Binding Use these to ensure that certain traffic is sent by a particular WAN port and thereby a particular ISP account These settings are only useful if using both WAN ports Protocol amp Port Binding This allows you binding WAN1 or WANZ2 ports by selecting TCP UDP protocol Remote Access Configuration Remote Upgrade P Enable Remote Web based Setup F Enable Port e080 Allowed IP Range 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ex 3000900000000 External ICMP Filters M Echo Request MV Information Request T Block Selected Packet Types yP Y Timestamp Request Y Address Mask Request Application IDENT Port l Enable Make it seem closed not stealth SMTP Binding C Enable WAN 1 y IPSec Passthrough C Enable Auto gt Max Tunnels fio PPTP Passthrough C Enable Auto Max Tunnels G DNS Loopback Domain Name Private IP Enable Source IP Destination IP Subnet Mask Protocol Port Range WAN DO pooo pogo pooo frrrH fp j p want C ooo ooo
17. ping requests received from the WAN port e Block Selected packet types This acts as master switch If checked the selected packet types are blocked Otherwise they are accepted e Echo Request Timestamp Request Select the packet types you wish to block using the checkboxes When you have some servers on LAN and their domain names have already registered on public DNS To avoid DNS loopback problem please enter the following fields e Domain Name Enter the domain name specified by you for local host server e Private IP Enter the private IP address of your local host server Page 42 Interface SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol Binding Binding Unless you are using E mail accounts from different ISPs on each port you can ignore these settings Some ISPs configure their E mail Servers so they will not accept E mail from IP addresses not allocated by themselves If you are using accounts from different ISPs sending E mail over the wrong port may result in non acceptance of the mail In this case you can use these settings to correct the problem e Enable If enabled the port you specify below will be used for all outgoing SMTP traffic If not enabled either port will be used e WAN 1 WAN 2 Select the desired port Protocol amp Protocol and Port Binding Port Binding o Use these settings if you wish to ensure that particular traffic is sent by a particular WAN port and thereby a particu
18. sessions are defined on the Advanced PPPoE screen e Add Use this to add a new entry to the database using the data shown on screen e Delete Click this to delete the selected entry e Update Use this to update the selected entry after making the desired changes e Reset Reverse any changes you have made since loading the data from The Load Balancer Host amp Group This table shows the current bindings Page 27 Virtual Servers This feature allows you to make Servers on your LAN accessible to Internet users Normally Internet users would not be able to access a server on your LAN because e Your Server s IP address is only valid on your LAN not on the Internet e Attempts to connect to devices on your LAN are blocked by the firewall in The Load Balancer The Virtual Server feature solves these problems and allows Internet users to connect to your servers as illustrated below d Web Server 192 168 1 45 FTP Server 192 168 1 20 205 20 45 34 WAN 192 168 1 1 LAN PC using Web Server 6 1 http 205 20 45 34 oad Balancer Figure 4 2 Virtual Servers Note that in this illustration both Internet users are connecting to the same IP Address but using different protocols Connecting to the Virtual Servers Once configured anyone on the Internet can connect to your Virtual Servers They must use The Load Balancer s Internet IP Address the IP Address allocated by your ISP e
19. AN Port Range Enter the range of port number used for outgoing traffic from this Server If only a single port is required enter it in both fields WAN Port Range Enter the range of port number used for incoming traffic to this Server If only a single port is required enter it in both fields Interface Binding This selection allows the severs binding WAN1 port or WANZ2 port or even both WAN1 and WANZ2 ports together Buttons e Add Create a new Special Application entry e Delete Delete the selected entry e Update Save any changes you have made to the current entry e Cancel Cancel any changes you have made since the last save operation Custom Virtual Server This table shows details of all Custom Virtual Servers which have been List defined Page 31 Special Applications If you use Internet applications which have non standard connections or port numbers you may find that they do not function correctly because they are blocked by the firewall in The Load Balancer In this case you can define the application as a Special Application in order to make it work Note that the terms Incoming and Outgoing on this screen refer to traffic from the client PC viewpoint Special Application v Select Name Item Me Belect Special Application Configuration Outgoing f Incoming l Enable Name Protocol Outgoing Port Range Bree Incoming Port Range TcP 2 poo ma TcP y A 1 Add Delete Jpoa
20. Bytes hisoo Bytes PPPoE PPTP Connection A WANT OOOO Auto Dialup M Enable iv Enable Auto Disconnect After idle for lo minutes lo minutes Echo Time 50 seconds Bo seconds Echo Retry E times E times Transparent Bridge Option AAN AN O Bridge Mode C Enable C Enable Netbios Broadcast C Enable C Enable Strict Binding Traffic Management C Loose Binding Pe E C Load Balancing 32 Entries Arp Tables AS Clear Tables View Tables P User Defined Bet Submit Reset Figure 3 1 Port Options Page 19 Settings Port Options Connection Validation PPPoE PPTP Connection Options Transparent Bridge Option Health Check Disable will not do Alive Indicator Check By default health check is enable Health checking is performing an ICMP echo request and HTTP packets to the specific destination that could be either 1 Name or IP Address user specified in the Alive Indicator input box or gateway of WAN interface if Alive Indicator input box is left blank Alive Indicator This is the IP address used to check if the WAN connection is operating The Load Balancer will contact this system to check if the WAN connection is working Change this address if you wish Default is the gateway IP Note This is not used for PPPoE connections MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit for the Ethernet data It is used to determining the packet size to be used on the WAN interface Normally this does not need to b
21. C UDP Packets Select either TCP or UDP depending on which protocol is used by the service you wish to block Port No Range Enter the range of port numbers used by the service you wish to block If only a single port is required enter it in both fields Page 47 Session Limit This new feature allows to drop the new sessions from both WAN and LAN side If the new sessions number are exceed the maximum sessions in a sampling time session Limits Y session Limit C Enable Disable Sampling Time 400 msec Maximum of Total New Sessions 65535 sess per sec Maximum of New Sessions for Host 100 sess per sec Maximum of Dropped New Sessions for Host 5 sess per sec Pause Time for Host while exceeding limit on Dropped New Sessions min Submit Reset Figure 5 3 Session Limit Session Limit The period to count the new session Only those new sessions occurred in the most recently sampling time were be count for limit Sampling Time checking Default is 400 mil sec Maximum of Total New If the number of new sessions for system exceed the maximum in the session Sampling Time Any new sessions in the system will be dropped Default 65535 session sec Maximum of New lf the number of new sessions for the host exceeds the maximum in the Sessions for Host sampling time Any new session of the host will be dropped Default session sec Maximum of Dropped lf the number of dropped new sessions for the hos
22. Custom Virtual Servers This screen allows you to define your own Server types for situations when the desired Server type is not listed on the Virtual Servers screen Custom Virtual Server 2 Server List Custom Server Configuration Server Name State C Enable Disable Server IP 0 0 0 0 8K2006 3006 2006 2000 Protocol Type TCP y LAN Port Range bo fp WAN Port Range p Rm Interface Binding Both y Custom Virtual Server List WAN Pont Interface State Server Name Server P Protocol LAN Port Range Ta Range Binding Figure 4 4 Custom Virtual Servers Settings Custom Virtual Servers Select Custom Server Server List Name Pp If creating a new entry ignore this list To edit an existing entry select it and then click the Select button The screen will update with data for the selected entry Custom Server This data defines the Custom Virtual Server Configuration e Server Name Enter a suitable name for this server e State Use this to Enable or Disable the server as required e Server IP Enter the IP address of the PC on you LAN which is running the required Server software Each PC should have a fixed IP address or have a reserved IP address See the Host IP section earlier in this Chapter for details on reserving an IP address Each PC must be running the appropriate Server software Page 30 Protocol Type Select the network protocol used by this sever type L
23. EDIMAX Load Balancing Router User s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION sonara entidad 1 Internet Features nuit dis 1 Other Features o e e acc 3 Packade CONTENTS e o o 4 PRYSICAl D tails iia a a 4 BASSET a a EEE en ee 8 OVO VW iris 8 Procedure rasero idas 8 ADVANCED PORT SETUP o e HSR OTER DEO 19 OVO esa a LL it o o 19 POr ODHONS vai o 0 AiO e eee reer eee ee creer 19 Edad Balance ii a a iad acc 21 Advanced PPPOE TT 23 Advanced PPTP otitis 24 ADVANCED SP a a 25 OVEN IEW E L IR A 25 HOSTIE SCUD casa don 25 VILA SERVER AEREE EAA e a a o e ade E E 28 CG st om Virtual SOON atan 30 Special Re Te le eiii a 32 Dynami DN Sinai Aa 34 MUM B 7 alterna Rk ar sae een ee no eve ec ae enon A onan a ee SED ec a Se eee AOS Ee 36 Boia AEE E e oe oe ee ee ne Rene oe aoe 38 VP no e EE A A A EE A SA 39 Advanced Features TTT 41 SECURITY MANAGEMENT sida 44 Blok UR Lo a ce Se ee a en aa 44 ACCOSS FIle esana e o wees 46 T H E p E E EEA A EAEE eee E E N 46 System Filter Excepto nacos ido eiii 49 QOS CONFIGURATION cotton 50 OVGFVIOW sci ccd teicc cies Scacactvescuencccddni N a T EEA 50 00S SCD Bee em sear me sea me aC ara tae ais STE BRP Am Sea Ptr set mere een SPER RC mene PME Anne an Nn tetas ane Eer aS na Tn ene 50 Policy COMTIG UG AUIO N sss swiss chelsea bn ace loc 51 MANAGEMENT ASSIS TANT sssssssss assa as asas aaa aaa ds 52 AO A Ce ee nee EE a eRe cS aR Oe ee Le Smee nn ee OB 52 A as TE 52 EN AA i
24. Gateway must have valid fixed external Internet IP addresses If enabled enter the IP address range used on your LAN By default is disabled If you enable LAN Any IP that means no matter what static IP address hold on the client your PC The client has do not need to change the IP address even though it has different IP segment than LAN segment It still can access Internet through NAT This table shows the IP addresses which have been allocated by the DHCP Server function For each address which has been allocated the following information is shown e Name The hostname of the PC In some cases this may not be Known MAC Address The physical address network adapter address of the PC IP Address The IP address allocated to this PC Type Indicates IP address to be dynamic or static Status If Dynamic the IP address was allocated by this DHCP Server lf Sniffed the IP address was detected by examining the LAN rather than allocated by the DHCP Server In this case the Name is usually not Known Time Left The time expired since which IP address is leased Page 11 2 Installing The Load Balancer in your LAN Power input Data Connection To PCs Figure 2 4 Installation Diagram 1 Ensure The Load Balancer and the DSL Cable modem are powered OFF Leave the modem or modems connected to their data line 2 Connect the Broadband modem or modems to The Load Balancer e f u
25. N The default value 255 255 255 0 is standard for small class C networks For other networks use the Subnet Mask for the LAN segment to which The Load Balancer is attached the same value as the PCs on that LAN segment DHCP Server e DHCP Server Setup If Enabled The Load Balancer will allocate IP Configuration Addresses to PCs DHCP clients on your LAN when they start up The default and recommended value is Enable Windows systems by default act as DHCP clients This setting is called Obtain an IP address automatically Page 10 DHCP IP Address Range ARP Proxy LAN Any IP Setup DHCP Client List DHCP Server Setup If you are already using a DHCP Server the DHCP Server setting must be Disabled and the existing DHCP server must be set to provide the IP address of The Load Balancer as the Default Gateway Client Lease Time It is a finite period of time for a DHCP server lease an IP address to a client Client Default DNS An IP address of the default DNS server for the client requesting DHCP service Offered Range fields set the values used by the DHCP server when allocating IP Addresses to DHCP clients This range also determines the number of DHCP clients supported Free Entries indicates how many DHCP entries are not currently allocated and still available Enable this ONLY if the LAN port has an IP address in the same address range as the WAN port s This means that all PCs using this
26. NS other than TZO dyndns org and 3322 WAN Port e Select the WAN port on which the Dynamic DNS is used Binding e The Force Update button will update your record on the Dynamic DNS Server immediately Additional These options are available if using the standard client Standard Client or 3322 Settings e Enable Wildcard If selected traffic sent to sub domains of your Domain name will also be forwarded to you e Enable backup MX If enabled you must enter the Mail Exchanger address below e Mail Exchanger If the setting above is enabled enter the address of the backup Mail Exchanger Page 35 Multi DMZ This feature allows each WAN port IP address to be associated with one 1 computer on your LAN All outgoing traffic from that PC will be associated with that WAN port IP address Any traffic sent to that IP address will be forwarded to the specified PC allowing unrestricted 2 way communication between the DMZ PC and other Internet users or Servers Note The DMZ PC is effectively outside the Firewall making it more vulnerable to attacks For this reason you should only enable the DMZ feature when required Multi DMZ Enable Name PublicIP WAN Private IP LAN g For Static IP Use EX 9006 900K 2006 2000 EX 9006 9006 2006 2000 Enable Name WAN Session Private IP LAN Access Group Direction For Dynamic IP Use Submit Reset Figure 4 7 Multi DMZ Page 36 Settings
27. P Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 MAC Address 00 0E DB 00 3B 68 DHCP Server Enabled Device Information Firmware Version Ver 2 1 Rel 22 Built Date Sep 27 2004 NAT Enabled Load Balance Enabled Virtual Server Disabled Special Application Disabled Multi DMZ Disabled Block URL Disabled Hardware ID 01112004200001 00000000002009 Figure 9 1 System Status Page 63 Data System Status WAN Information LAN Information Device Information Device Statistics Connection Status Current status either Connected or Not connected Connection Type The type of connection used DHCP Fixed IP PPPoE or PPTP Force Renew button Only available if using a dynamic IP address DHCP Clicking this button will perform a DHCP Renew transaction with the ISP s DHCP server This will extend the period for which the current WAN IP address is allocated to you IP Address The IP address of The Load Balancer as seen from the Internet This IP Address is allocated by the ISP Internet Service Provider Subnet Mask The Network Mask Subnet Mask for the IP Address above Domain Name IP Address The address of the current DNS Domain Name Server MAC Address The MAC physical address of The Load Balancer as seen from the Internet IP Address The LAN IP Address of The Load Balancer Subnet Mask The Network Mask Subnet Mask for the IP Address above MAC Addres
28. TFTP program the screen will look like the following example Page 6 e TFTP YI 00 Local File Browse server IF Download Upload Set to Defi Help status Figure 1 3 Windows TFTP utility e Enter the name of the firmware upgrade file on your PC or click the Browse button to locate the file e Enter the LAN IP address of The Load Balancer in the Server IP field e Click Download to send the file to The Load Balancer 3 When downloading is finished It should then work normally using the default settings Note The supplied Windows TFTP utility also allows you to perform three 3 other operations e Save the current configuration settings to your PC use the Upload button e Restore a previously saved configuration file to The Load Balancer use the Download button e Set The Load Balancer to its default values use the Set to Default button Page 7 2 Basic Setup Overview Basic Setup of your Load Balancer involves the following steps 1 Attach The Load Balancer to one 1 PC and configure it for your LAN 2 Install your Load Balancer in your LAN and connect the Broadband Modem or Modems 3 Configure your Load Balancer for Internet Access 4 Configure PCs on your LAN to use The Load Balancer Requirements e One 1 or two 2 DSL or Cable modems each with an Internet Access account with an ISP e Network cables Use standard 10 100BaseT network UTP cables with RJ45 c
29. address URL or Key words e Access filter You can block all Internet access or select block well known port or block user define ports by groups e Session Limit lt can eliminate users access Internet and send email alert to the administrator If the device detect new sessions that is exceed the maximum sampling time e Firewall Exception Tt can eliminate users access Internet and send email alert to the administrator If the device detect new sessions that is exceed the maximum sampling time URL Filter This feature allows you to block access to undesirable Web sites You can block by URL IP address or Keyword You can also have different blocking settings for different groups of PCs e In operation every URL is searched to see if it matches or contains any of the URL or keywords entered here Then after a DNS lookup determines the IP address of the requested site the site s IP address is checked against IP address entries on this screen e Note that a single IP address may host many Web sites Entering the IP address on this screen will block all Web sites hosted on that IP address URL Filter a Select Group Default URL List Type Submit Reset CITE ne Internet Access List Status URL IP Keyword On Web Site C Enable TPT C Enable A C Enable L C Enable Ee C Enable e C Enable CA C Enable L O C Enable L O C Enable T Enable C Enable FO rm Enahla DT Figure 5 1 URL Filter Page 44 Settings
30. available in China at http www 3322 org To use the Dynamic DNS feature o YS Register for the service from your preferred service provider Follow the service provider s procedure to have a Domain Name Host name allocated to you Configure the Dynamic DNS screen as described below The Load Balancer will then automatically update your IP Address recorded by the Dynamic DNS service provider From the Internet users will now be able to connect to your Virtual Servers or DMZ PC using your Domain name Dynamic DNS 2 Dynamic DNS Service Service Disabled Server Name User Name Password Verify Password Domain Name WAN Port Binding WAN 1 C WAN 2 Force Update Additional Settings Enable VVildcard D Enable Backup MX a Mail Exchanger Submit Reset Figure 4 6 Dynamic DNS Page 34 Settings Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Use this to Enable Disable the Dynamic DNS feature and select the required Service service provider e Disable Dynamic DNS is not used e TZO Select this to use the TZO service www tzo com You must configure the 7ZO section of this screen e Standard Client Select this to use the standard service from www dyndns org or other provider You must configure the Standard Client section of this screen e 3322 in China This is available in China It is similar to Standard client e User Defined DDNS Server This is the user define DDNS server If the DD
31. d by using the Host IP Setup screen You wish to have different Block URL settings for different PCs This requires that each PC be identified by using the Host IP Setup screen You do not have to use the Host IP feature to apply the same Block URL settings to all PCs You wish to reserve a particular LAN IP address for a particular PC on your LAN This allows the PC to use DHCP Windows calls this Obtain an IP address automatically while gaining the benefits of a fixed IP address The PC s IP address will never change so it can be provided to other people and applications Page 25 Host IP 2 Host List Select Host Name a MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 ex FF FF FF FF FF FF Select Group Default y Reserve in DHCP C Enable Disable Reserved IP Address 1 0 0 0 X 9006 200K 2006 2000 Host Network Binding Binding WAN Port Session C Enable Disable Binding Method C Strict Binding Loose Binding Select WAN Port WAN 1 y Select PPPoE Session Session 1 y Add Delete Update Reset Host Group List WAN WAN PPPoE Name MAC Address Group DHCP Reserve IP Addres Binding Port Session Previous Page Next Page Refresh Figure 4 1 Host IP Setup Settings Host IP Setup Host Network This section identifies each Host PC Identity e Host List When adding a new Host ignore this list To edit an existing entry select it from the list and click the Select button The data f
32. das 53 E A T 55 AMI PassWord ia acc e e e e anio 57 Upgrade PURI W ANC iii dada 58 ADVANCED LAN CONFIGURATION cccccceccccccccencccceceenseecceesennneeeeeeeeaaneeeeeueuanenensss 59 ONEIN IEW E A SS Cre eee oF aE aes E 59 Existing DHCP Senven TTT 59 ROUNO HTH 59 9 OPERATION AND STATUS iu eiaa aaa ea e a a aaa 63 OPET T tres ner ee Heater ee eee ree ne rer ere eee eer are ee ee re 63 AAA an reer 63 NV NS LS TTT 66 NAS esac E E E as ce eae o e EO 67 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 0c00ceecescnscsncscnecnscnscnscncnscnscnscnscnnesenscnsensenennensenscnsenensensensensenseeanss 69 APPENDIX B WINDOWS TCP IP SETUD s ss ss seene eaae aaaeeeaa aaae 70 eU A AAAA ee ne e ee 70 TG PIP SUNOS arr 70 APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING ss sss x ss s ossa e eaae 76 O L te ccc N L a a 76 General Pro e LTTE 76 Menel Fy CC OSS a er ace o o eee 76 Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved Document Version 1 4 All trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Load Balancer The Load Balancer provides Shared Broadband Internet Access for all LAN users m m XDSL Cable XDSL Cable Web server Mail server iiiiiiiiiiim He Switch Hub PC user Figure 1 1 Load Balancer Internet Features e Shared Broadband Internet Access All LAN users can access the Internet through the Load Balancer by sha
33. ded a Domain Name enter it here Otherwise you can use the default value MAC address Some ISP s record your MAC address also called Physical address or Network Adapter address If so you can enter the MAC address expected by your ISP in this field Otherwise this should be left at the default value Setup of The Load Balancer is now complete PCs on your LAN must now be configured See the following section for details Page 15 4 Configure PCs on your LAN Overview For each PC the following may need to be configured e TCP IP network settings e Internet Access configuration TCP IP Settings If using the default Load Balancer settings and the default Windows 95 98 ME 2000 XP TCP IP settings no changes need to be made Just start or restart your PC e By default The Load Balancer will act as a DHCP Server automatically providing a suitable IP Address and related information to each PC when the PC boots e For all non Server versions of Windows the default TCP IP setting is to act as a DHCP client In Windows this is called Obtain an IP address automatically Just start or restart your PC and it will obtain an IP address from The Load Balancer e f using fixed IP addresses on your LAN or you wish to check your TCP IP settings refer to Appendix B Windows TCP IP Setup Internet Access To configure your PCs to use The Load Balancer for Internet access follow this procedure For Windows 9x
34. e Ifthe Index is O this is a System entry that you can neither delete nor modify The network address of the remote LAN segment For standard class C LANs the network address is the first 3 fields of the Destination IP Address The 4th last field can be left at 0 The Network Mask for the remote LAN segment For class C networks the default mask is 255 255 255 0 Page 60 Gateway The IP Address of the Gateway or Router that The Load Balancer must use to communicate with the destination above NOT the router attached to the remote segment Select the correct interface usually LAN The WAN interface is only available if NAT Network Address Translation is disabled The number of hops routers to pass through to reach the remote LAN segment The shortest path will be used Configuring Other Routers on your LAN All traffic for devices not on the local LAN must be forwarded to The Load Balancer so that they can be forwarded to the Internet This is done by configuring other Routers to use The Load Balancer as the Default Route or Default Gateway as illustrated by the example below Static Routing Example Segment 1 192 168 2 xx UE L 192 168 2 80 192 168 1 100 ES dl Segment 0 Router A E m P SL 192 168 1 1 O Router B 192 168 2 90 gt 192 168 3 70 E MM Segment 2 CE 192 168 3 xx
35. e changed but if your ISP advises you to use a particular MTU enter it here Auto Dialup If set to Enable a connection will be established whenever outgoing WAN traffic is detected If not Enabled you must establish a connection manually Auto Disconnect This determines when an idle connection will be terminated Enter the required time period Echo Time This determines how often an Echo request is sent to the PPPoE server The Echo request is used to determine if the connection is still valid Normally there is no need to change the default value Echo Retry The number of time the Echo request will be sent if there is no response to the first request Normally there is no need to change the default value Bridge Mode If set to Enable this WAN port doesn t use NAT 4 Load Balance function when LAN WAN IP have the real IP addresses on the same network segment NetBIOS Broadcast This will allow you access files through Microsoft network neighborhood If you enable the NetBIOS Broadcast Traffic Management Strict Binding traffic from bridge hosts eg transparent to wan1 can only go thru that specified wan eg wan1 interface Loose Binding traffic from bridge hosts eg transparent to wan1 can go thru alternative wan eg wan2 interface when bind interface eg wan1 is down it s acting like a fail over mechanism for transparent bridge mode Load Balancing Traffic from bridge hosts eg transparent to wa
36. e network enable discovery and control of networked devices and services UPnP op UPnP Option UPnP Enable Disable Submit Reset UPnP Port Mapping List Enable Application Name External Port Protocol Internal Port Internal IP Disabled DNS 53 53 UDP 53 53 0 0 0 0 Disabled FINGER 79 79 UDP 79 79 0 0 0 0 Disabled FTP 21 21 TCP 21 21 0 0 0 0 Disabled GOPHER 70 70 TCP 70 70 0 0 0 0 Disabled IPSEC 500 500 UDP 500 500 0 0 0 0 Disabled POP3 110 110 TCP 110 110 0 0 0 0 Disabled SMTP 25 25 TCP 25 25 0 0 0 0 Disabled NNTP 119 119 TCP 119 119 0 0 0 0 Disabled PPTP 1723 1723 TCP 1723 1723 0 0 0 0 Disabled TELNET 23 23 TCP 23 23 0 0 0 0 Disabled HTTP 80 80 TCP 80 80 0 0 0 0 Disabled WHOIS 6677 6677 TCP 6677 6677 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 8 UPnP Settings UPnP UPnP Option If you Enable UPnP then this two wan router will become one of the entire local network You can find out there is an icon show up on network neighborhood on the window XP OS Every time you add a new network device with port mapping The new network device will appear on the mapping list Page 38 NAT NAT Network Address Translation is the technology which allows one 1 WAN Internet IP address to be used by many LAN users NAT ay NAT Routing iv Enable TCP Timeout bo seconds UDP Timeout h2 seconds TCP Window Limit 0 value 0 indicating no limit TCP MSS Limit b value 0 indicating no limit C Enable From o To
37. eive If the application uses a single port number enter it in both fields Add Create a new Special Application entry Delete Delete the selected entry Update Save any changes you have made to the current entry Cancel Cancel any changes you have made since the last save operation Using a Special Application on your PC e Once the Special Applications screen is configured correctly you can use the application on your PC normally Remember that only one 1 PC can use each Special application at any time e Also when 1 PC is finished using a particular Special Application there may need to be a Time out period before another PC can use the same Special Application e fan application still cannot function correctly try using the DMZ feature if possible Page 33 Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS is very useful when combined with the Virtual Server feature It allows Internet users to connect to your Virtual Servers using a URL rather than an IP Address This also solves the problem of having a dynamic IP address With a dynamic IP address your IP address may change whenever you connect to your ISP which makes it difficult to connect to you You must register for the Dynamic DNS service The Load Balancer supports 2 types of service providers Standard client available at http www dyndns org Other sites may offer the same service but can not be guaranteed to work TZO at hitp www tzo com 3322 is
38. he Properties button You should then see a screen like the following Page 72 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General TOU can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othermize you need to ask pour network administrator for the appropriate IP settings f Obtain an lp address automatically C Use the following IF address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway TE Obtain ONS server address automatically T Use the following OMS server addresses Prefered DHS server Alternate DHS server Figure B 6 TCP IP Properties Win 2000 5 Ensure your TCP IP settings are correct Using DHCP To use DHCP select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically This is the default Windows settings Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from The Load Balancer Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the following changes e Enter The Load Balancer s IP address in the Default gateway field and click OK Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to The Load Balancer e Ifthe DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address or addresses provided by your ISP then click OK Page 73 Checking TCP IP Settings Windows XP 1 Select Control Panel Network
39. he desired option e Bytes rx tx Traffic is measured by Bytes e Packets rx tx Traffic is measured by Packets e Sessions established Traffic is measured by Sessions e IP Address Traffic is measured by IP address e Loading Share on WAN 1 Enter the percentage of traffic to be sent over WAN 1 If one WAN port connection has greater bandwidth than the other the one with the greater bandwidth should be given a higher percentage of traffic than the other Click the Update button to save your changes NAT This section displays the current data about WAN 1 and WAN 2 You can use this Statistics information to help you fine tune the settings above Interface This section displays cumulative statistics Statistics Use the Restart Counters button to restart these counters when required e Update Save the settings on this screen e Refresh Update the data on screen e Restart Counters Restart the counters used in the Interface Statistics section Page 22 Advanced PPPoE The screen is required in order to use multiple PPPoE sessions on the same WAN port It can also be used to manually connect or disconnect a PPPoE session Advanced PPPoE 2 Select WAN Port amp Session WAN Port WAN 1 PPPoE Session Session 1 Select Session MTU 1492 Bytes WAN IP Account User Name Password Verify Password IP Address 0 0 0 0 EX OOC OO OOC OO Host Name Optional Action gt gt 1 Subm
40. his product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Page 69 Appendix B Windows TCP IP Setup Overview TCP IP Settings If using the default Load Balancer settings and the default Windows 95 98 ME 2000 TCP IP settings no changes need to be made e By default The Load Balancer will act as a DHCP Server automatically providing a suitable IP Address and related information to each PC when the PC boots e For all non Server versions of Windows the default TCP IP setting is to act as a DHCP client e f you wish to check your TCP IP settings the procedure is described in the following sections e If your LAN has a Router the LAN Administrator must re configure the Router itself Checking TCP IP Settings Windows 9x ME 1 Select Control Panel Network You should see a screen like the following Network HB Contiquration Identification Access Contral The following network components are installed 4 NetBEUI gt PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 4 MetBEUI gt Dial Up Adapter 4 NetBEUI gt Dial Up Adapter 2 VON Support 7 TCPIP gt PCI FastEthernet Adapter Y TCPIP gt Dial Up Adapter Y TCPyIP gt Dial Up Adapter 2 VPN Support File and printer sharing tor NetvVare Networks 4 Add Remove Properties Figure B 1 Network Configuration 2 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 3 Click on the Properties button You s
41. hould then see a screen like the following Page 70 TCP IP Properties Bindings Advanced NetBIOS DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IF Address An F address can be automatically assigned to this computer If your network does not automatically assign IF addresses ask your network administrator for an address and then type itin the space below C Specify an lC address Figure B 2 IP Address Win 95 Ensure your TCP IP settings are correct as follows Using DHCP To use DHCP select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically This is the default Windows settings Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from The Load Balancer Using Specify an IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the following changes e Ifthe DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address or addresses provided by your ISP then click OK e On the Gateway tab enter The Load Balancer s IP address in the New Gateway field and click Add as shown below Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to The Load Balancer TCP IP Properties PH Bindings Advanced NetBIOS DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IPAddress The first gateway in the Installed Gateway list will be the default The address order in the list will be the order in which these
42. ields will then be updated with data for the selected entry e Host name Enter a suitable name Generally you should use the Hostname computer name defined on the Host itself e MAC Address Also called Physical Address or Network Adapter Address Enter the MAC address of this host e Select Group Select the group you wish to put this host into e Reserve in DHCP Select Enable to reserve a particular LAN IP address for a particular PC on your LAN This allows the PC to use DHCP Windows calls this obtain an IP address automatically while having an IP address which never changes e Reserved IP Enter the IP address you wish to reserve if the setting above is Enable Otherwise ignore this field Page 26 Host Network e Bind WAN port Session Select Enable if you wish to associate this PC with Binding a particular PPPoE Session All traffic for that PC will then use the selected PPPoE port and session e Binding Method Suppose your PC is bound to WAN1 port now you are selecting Strict Binding If WAN1 port is disconnected your packets cannot go out through WANZ2 port if WAN2 port is still alive If you are selecting Loose Binding then when WAN1 port is disconnected your packets will automatically go to WAN2 if WAN2 is alive e Select WAN Port Select PPPoE session If the setting above is Enable select the desired Port and Session Otherwise ignore these settings Note Multiple PPPoE
43. ion GMT 12 00 Kwajalein Time Zone T P Address SNTP Server 1 SNTP Server 2 SNTP Server 3 Figure 7 3 Syslog Page 55 Syslog Configuration Syslog Global e Enable Set to enable if you want to send system log messages to other machine Keep Sent Messages e Enable Checked this if you want to keep sent messages otherwise the sent messages will be deleted Syslog Server e IP address Up to 3 syslog servers can be used e Enable You can enable or disable each server temporarily e Port If your syslog server does not use the default port you can change it e Log Priority Level The syslog messages are divided into 8 levels from Emergency to Debug level The lower level the less messages will be generated Emergency is the lowest priority level and Debug is the highest one Page 56 Admin Password Screen The password screen allows you to assign a password to The Load Balancer Admin Password oD Administrator Password User Name admin Password Verify Password Figure 7 4 Admin Password Screen Enter the desired password re enter it in the Verify Password field then save it When you connect to The Load Balancer with your Browser you will be prompted for the password when you connect as shown below Enter Network Password 21x Please type your user name and password Site Yer Realm NeedPassword User Name admin Password F Save this password in your password
44. isabled for the DMZ PC e Only one 1 PC can use this feature Page 77
45. it Reset Connection Status WAN Session IP Address MTU Status Figure 4 Advanced PPPoE Settings Advanced PPPoE WAN Port Select the desired Port and Session then click the Select button The data PPPoE Session for the selected Port Session will then be displayed in the WAN IP Account section Session MTU The Maximum Transfer Unit for PPPoE packet data Leave it as default unless the ISP offers different PPPoE packets data size WAN IP Account User Name Enter the PPPoE user name assigned by your ISP Password Enter the PPPoE password assigned by your ISP Verify Password Re enter the PPPoE password assigned by your ISP IP Address If you have a fixed IP address enter if here Otherwise this field should be left at 0 0 0 0 Host Name This field is used by a Host to uniquely associate an access concentrator to a particular Host request Use the Connect and Disconnect buttons to establish or terminate a connection on this session if required Connection This displays the current connection status for each session Status Page 23 Advanced PPTP This screen is only useful if using the PPTP connection method Advanced PPTP 2 Select WAN Port WAN Port WANT Select AN IP Account User Name Password Verify Password Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 eX XXX XXX XXX XXX Static IP Address 0 0 0 0 only for static ISP account Submit Reset Connection Status WAN IP Address
46. lar ISP account e Enable Enable or disable each item as required e Source IP IP address of source which packets are sent from e Destination IP IP address of destination which packets are sent to e Subnet Mask With subnet mask other than 255 255 255 255 you can make a IP sub network as your destination e Protocol Select the protocol used by the traffic you wish to configure e Port Range Enter the beginning and end of the port range used by the traffic you wish to configure If only a single port is used enter the port number in both fields e WAN Select the port you wish this traffic to use Using Remote Web based Setup To connect to The Load Balancer from a remote PC via the Internet 1 Ensure that both your PC and The Load Balancer are connected to the Internet 2 Start your Web Browser 3 Inthe Address bar enter HTTP followed by the Internet IP Address of The Load Balancer If the port number is not 80 the port number is also required After the IP Address enter followed by the port number e g ATTP3 1235 123 125 12378080 e This example assumes the WAN IP Address is 123 123 123 123 and the port number is 8080 e f using the Dynamic DNS feature you can connect using the domain name allocated to you e g HTTP my_domain_name dyndns org 8080 Page 43 B Security Management Overview e URL Filter it can block specific or browse only certain website by configure IP
47. list cancel Figure 7 5 Password Dialog e Enter Admin for the User Name e Enter the password for The Load Balancer as set on the Admin Password screen above Page 57 Upgrade Firmware This Upgrade Firmware Screen allows you to upgrade firmware or backup system configuration by using HTTP upgrade Upgrade Firmware 2 System Configuration Save System Configuration Save Upgrade Firmware User Name admin Password Upgrade Software or tl po Configuration Upgrade Figure 7 6 Firmware Upgrade Screen You can backup your system configuration by press save button of Save System Configuration It will save the system configuration for you Notice You have to refresh the browser after you saved the system configuration file You also can do firmware upgrade by input the correct password and the file name of your firmware Remember do not Reset or Restart the device while update new firmware because it may cause system to crash Page 58 8 Advanced LAN Configuration Overview These screens and settings are provided to deal with non standard situations or to provide additional options for advanced users Existing DHCP Server If your LAN already has a DHCP Server and you wish to continue using it the following configuration is required e The DHCP Server function in The Load Balancer must be disabled This setting is on the LAN amp DHCP screen e Your DHCP Server must be configured
48. machines are used New gateway 192 166 0 1 Installed gateways E Figure B 3 Gateway Tab Win 95 98 Page 71 e Onthe DNS Configuration tab ensure Enable DNS is selected If the DNS Server Search Order list is empty enter the DNS address provided by your ISP in the fields beside the Add button then click Add TCP IP Properties Gi Gateway WINS Configuration IF Address Bindings Advanced NetBIOS DNS Configuration C Disable DNS Enable DNS Hast Domain DNS Server Search Order O _ Add eree Figure B 4 DNS Tab Win 95 98 Checking TCP IP Settings Windows 2000 1 Select Control Panel Network and Dial up Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties You should see a screen like the following Local Area Connection Properties Ea General Connect using Bat SMC EZ Card 10 100 SMC1211Ts Components checked are used by this connections m Client for Microsoft Networks E File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Wi Internet Frotocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocollnternet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides communication actos diverse interconmected networks T Show icon in taskbar when connected Figure B 5 Network Configuration Win 2000 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 4 Click on t
49. n1 can go thru either wan eg wan1 or wan2 interface based on loading mechanism specified in the load balance section it s acting like a load balancing mechanism for transparent bridge mode ARP Table ARP table is used by the device to determine the bridge hosts location eg inside outside wan and which wan its size can be adjusted if needed Page 20 Load Balance This screen is only operational if using Internet connections on both WAN ports Load Balance 2 Load Balance Configuration Enable v Balance Type Based on Bytes rx tx Loading Share on WAN1 50 Update NAT Statistics WANT O ee Connection Status Connected Connected Default Loading Share 50 50 Current Loading Share 50 50 Sessions 1 1 Current Loading Bytes 1 1 Packets 1 1 l Download Speed 342Bytes s 342Bytes s Curent Bandwidth es OBytes s OBytes s Interface Statistics WANT ATP Interface Usage 70 29 Bytes received 907KB IURE Over All Bytes transmitted OKB 71KB Total 907KB 388KB Refresh Restart Counters Figure 3 2 Load Balance These settings are only functional if using both WAN ports If using both WAN ports these settings determine the proportion of traffic sent over each port Page 21 Settings Load Balance Load Balance Configuration e Enable Use this to enable your Load Balance settings Unless this is checked the other settings on this screen have no effect e Balance Type Select t
50. ng changes to your configuration Page 17 Set your Default Gateway to the IP Address of The Load Balancer Ensure your DNS Name server settings are correct To act as a DHCP Client recommended The procedure below may vary according to your version of Linux and X windows shell 1 A dy Start your X Windows client Select Control Panel Network Select the Interface entry for your Network card Normally this will be called ethO Click the Edit button set the protocol to DHCP and save this data To apply your changes Use the Deactivate and Activate buttons if available OR restart your system Page 18 3 Advanced Port Setup Overview e Port Options contains some options which can be set on either or both WAN ports For most situations the default values are satisfactory e Load Balance screen is only functional if you are using both WAN ports It allows you to determine the proportion of WAN traffic sent through each port e Advanced PPPoE setup is required if you wish to use multiple sessions on one or both of the WAN ports It can also be used to manually connect or disconnect a PPPoE session Otherwise this screen can be ignored e Advanced PPTP setup is required if using the PPTP connection method Port Options Port Options Of Connection Validation Method S ICMP CHTTP r Traffic I O ICMP CHTTP r Traffic 110 Health Check Interval feo seconds feo seconds Alive Indicator MTU S
51. nore the Address Info fields PPPoE Select this if your ISP uses this method Usually your ISP will provide some PPPoE software This software is no longer required and should not be used If this method is selected you must complete the PPPoE dialup fields Note If using the PPTP connection method select Static IP or Dynamic IP as appropriate according to the IP address method used by your ISP This is for Static IP users only Enter the address information provided by your ISP If your ISP provided multiple IP address you can use the Multi DMZ screen to assign the additional IP addresses This is for PPPoE and PPTP users only Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP If using PPTP enable the PPTP Connection checkbox and enter the IP address of the PPTP server Host name Optional For PPPoE This field is used by a Host to uniquely associate an access concentrator to a particular Host request Note There are additional PPPoE PPTP options on the Port Options screen To use multiple PPPoE sessions on either port configure the Advanced PPPOE screen If using a Fixed IP address you MUST enter at least 1 DNS address If using Dynamic IP or PPPoE DNS information is optional Page 14 Optional e Host name This is required by some ISPs If your ISP provided a Host Name enter it here Otherwise you can use the default value Domain name This is required by some ISPs If your ISP provi
52. o r Enable Fromlo Tolo Disable Port C Enable From o Too Translation T Enable From lo To o T Enable From 0 To o NAT Alias No Enable Local Lan IP Wan IP Protocol WAN 1 booo pooo All E Auto 7 2 m pooo ooo an 2 Auto 3 D ooo booo A E Auto 4 s ooo ooo aux Auto y 5 pooo 8 pooo Al E auto 6 a ooo ooo an 2 Auto y 7 D pooo booo Al gt fauto E 8 m pooo ooo fan 2 Auto 9 D ooo booo All E Auto 10 S pooo pooo mE ao El 11 D ooo ooo Al 3 Auto y 12 O ooo O 0 0 0 0 A y Auto z Figure 4 9 NAT Page 39 Settings NAT NAT Configuration NAT Alias NAT Routing You can enable or disable NAT through the check box If you disable NAT checkbox it will act as a bridge or Static Router Most features will be unavailable TCP Timeout Enter the desired value to use on both WAN ports The default is 300 UDP Timeout Enter the desired value to use on both WAN ports The default is 120 TCP Window Limit Enter the desired value to use on both WAN ports The default is O no limit TCP MSS Limit Enter the required MSS Maximum Segment Size to use on both WAN ports The default is 0 no limit Disable Port Translation If some packets whose port number cannot be translated for special applications you must input value in port range for Disable Port Translation For each alias entry the Wan IP acts as an alias IP of the host with Local Lan IP to
53. onnectors e TCP IP network protocol must be installed on all PCs Procedure 1 Configuring The Load Balancer for your LAN 1 Use a standard LAN cable to connect your PC to any Hub port on The Load Balancer 2 Connect the power adapter and power up The Load Balancer Only use the power adapter provided using a different one may cause hardware damage 3 Start your PC lf your PC is already running restart it It will then obtain an IP address from The Load Balancer 4 Start your WEB browser 5 Inthe Address or Location box enter HTTP 7 192 108 Lol 6 You will be prompted for the User Name and password as shown below Enter Network Password MME Please type your user name and password Site 192 168 1 1 Realm NeedPassword User Name admin Password T Save this password in your password list aa Figure 2 1 Password Dialog 7 Enter admin for the User Name and leave the Password blank e The User Name is always admin Page 8 e You can and should set a password using the following Admin Password screen 8 After the login you will then see the Admin Password screen as shown below Assign a password by entering it in the Password and Verify Fields Dual Port Broadband Gateway Basic Setup Admin Password Advanced Port Administrator Password AO User Name admin Acce Password EA Aci Verity Password anagement Assista Sibi Reset re F CH Network Info
54. password This is the user password ICMP Ping Attack This feature is useful to prevent ICMP attack from WAN or LAN It will drop the packets if the ping times are excessive the threshold value It will send email to the administrator if email is enabled URL Violation If toy enable this function it will send an email to a administrator who is are violation the URL filter Page 54 Syslog This feature can send real time system information on the web page or to the specified PC Syslog Configuration Syslog Configuration allow you where to send system information to other machine or not There are up to three machines you can choose to send your system log Message Status Messages send only keep when keep send message checked Currently we keep last 100 messages in the RAM area they will clear when reboot or power off Syslog C Syslog Delivery Sending Out l Enable Keep Sent Message r Enable T Enable IPAddress T Port Default 514 LogPriorityLevel Syslog Server 1 D booo RI Emerg Syslog Server 2 a pooo RI Emerg lt Syslog Server 3 O booo B Emerg 2 Log Priority for Modules KERNEL ino 2 MAIL info 2 AUTH Emerg y SYSLOG nto 2 AUTHPRIV Waming y NTP Emerg 2 SECURITY Emerg gt PPPOE info lt PPP ino 2 PPTP inta y RIP Info x SNMP Info y DNS Info a HTTP Info e DHCP Info y DDNS fino lt UPNP finto lt NAT Emerg gt SNTP Info y SNTP Configurat
55. poso tcp Pf aN S Figure 4 10 Advanced Features Page 41 Settings Advanced Features Remote Access Configuration External Filters Configuration DNS Loopback e Remote Upgrade If enabled you can use the supplied Windows program to remotely upgrade the Firmware If not enabled upgrades must be performed by a PC on the LAN e Remote Web based setup If enabled access to the Web based interface is available via the Internet See below for details If not enabled access is only available to PCs on the LAN e Port The port number used when connecting remotely See below for details e Allowed IP range Remote access is only available to the IP addresses entered here e Leaving these fields blank will allow access by all PCs e These addresses must be Internet IP addresses not addresses on the local LAN e To specify a single address enter it in both fields e IDENT Port Port 113 is associated with the Internet s Identification Authentication service When a client program in your computer contacts a remote server for services such as POP IMAP SMTP that remote server sends back a query to the Ident server running in many systems listening for these queries on port 113 This means that port 113 is often probed by attackers as a rich source of your personal information By default it is Disable These settings determine whether or not The Load Balancer should respond to ICMP
56. re segments are supported via The Load Balancer s built in static routing table e ARP proxy The ARP proxy feature allows you to assign an external Internet IP address to The Load Balancer s LAN port This allows Servers on your LAN to have external Internet IP addresses e Easy Setup Use your favorite WEB browser for configuration e Remote Management The Load Balancer can be managed from any PC on your LAN And if the Internet connection exists it can also optionally be configured via the Internet e Password protected Configuration Optional password protection is provided to prevent unauthorized users from modifying the configuration data and settings e HTTP Firmware Upgrade and backup The web management feature allows you to use HTTP upgrade new firmware and backup system configuration from local or even from remote site As long as you enable Remote upgrade and Remote web based setup from Advanced feature web page e Email Alert It will send a warning email to the system administrator if one of the WAN ports was disconnected when both WAN ports are enabled e Syslog lt can generate real time system information on the web page or a particular machine It is useful to monitor the device e QoS Configuration This function will make some specified packets with higher priority for pass through Especially you use real time applications like Internet phone video conference etc e UPnP To
57. ring one 1 or two 2 Broadband modems and connections e High Performance Dual Modem Support The Load Balancer has two 2 WAN ports allowing connection of two 2 Broadband modems This gives twice the bandwidth of a single modem Flexible configuration allows each port to use a different type of modem and connection method Also you can determine how the Internet traffic is shared between the 2 modems e Supports all common Connection Methods All popular DSL and Cable Modems and connection methods are supported including Fixed IP Dynamic IP PPPoE and PPTP e PPPoE Session Management Multiple PPPoE sessions are supported and you can choose to map sessions to individual PCs if desired Page 1 Multiple IP Address Support If your ISP allocates you multiple IP addresses these are also supported and you can map IP addresses to individual PCs if desired Special Applications This feature allows you to use some non standard applications where the port number used for the response is different to the port number used by the sender Virtual Servers This feature allows Internet users to access Internet servers on your LAN For standard servers such as Web FTP or E Mail servers only the IP address of the server PC is required You can also define you own Server types if required Multiple DMZ A DMZ PC will receive incoming connection requests which would otherwise be blocked For each IP address alloca
58. rnatively Firmware Download in progress WAN1 LINK ACT amp 10M 100M LEDs flash concurrently MAC address not assigned WANT LINK ACT amp 10M 100M LEDs solid On SDRAM error WAN2 LINK ACT amp 10M 100M LEDs solid On Timer Interrupt error LAN1 LINK ACT amp 10M 100M LEDs solid On LAN WAN error Page 5 Rear Panel DC SY WAN 2 Reset LAN Ports WAN 1 cj lt L Figure 1 2 Rear Panel When pressed and released The Load Balancer will reboot restart within 1 second It resets to default over 3 seconds LAN Ports Connect the PCs to these ports Both 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections can be used simultaneously Note Any port will automatically operate as an Uplink port if required Just use a normal LAN cable to connect to a normal port on another hub WAN 1 Connect the primary Broadband Modem here Default Settings When The Load Balancer has finished booting all configuration settings will be set to the factory defaults including e IP Address set to its default value of 192 168 1 1 with a Network Mask of 255 255 255 0 e DHCP Server is enabled e User Name admin e Password cleared no password TFTP Download This setting should be used only if your Load Balancer is unusable and you wish to restore it by downloading new firmware Follow this procedure 1 Power On The Load Balancer 2 Use the supplied Windows utility or a TF TP client program applies the new firmware If using the supplied Windows
59. rough Policy Configuration v Policy Priori Policy Name List Select Policy Name Source Address IP Address y Select 1 From pooo Tobooo Destination Address IP Address Select 2 From booo Toboso Protocol Type TCP y Source Port From 0 To Destination Port From o To o Priority Queue High y Add Delete Update Reset Policy List Policy Name Source Address Port Destination Address Port Protocol Queue Figure 6 2 Policy Configuration Data Policy Configuration Network This section identifies each policy Admission Policy e Policy Name List When adding a new Policy ignore this list To edit an existing entry select it from the list and click the Select button The data fields will then be updated with data for the selected entry e Policy Name Enter a suitable name Generally you should use the Policy Name for the network traffic e Source Address Define the source address of packets here It has two types like IP address or MAC address If you select IP address you can define IP address range otherwise define up to four MAC addresses e Destination Address Define the destination address of packets here The explanation is as the same as above e Protocol Type The field defines traffic packet type i e IP TCP and UDP e Source Port Define the source port of packets here e Destination Port Define the destination port of packets here e Priority Que
60. rt You can choose to enable or disable it to send a warning email Email Sender Address It is an email address which will send the warning email Email SMTP Server Address It is an email server address the warning email will be sent to Email Recipient Address It is an email address of system administrator the email will be sent to Email Alert D Enable Disable Email Alert Email Alert C Enable Email Alert Configuration WANT A Sender Address Recipient Address SMTP Server Address SMTP Server User Name SMTP Server Password l Notification C Enable N Laa Pings threshold b times minute 10 9999 A Notification C Enable chasa On specific Lan IP address ooo 0 0 0 0 for All Submit Reset Figure 7 2 Email Alert Page 53 Settings Email Alert Enable Disable e Enable This will enable email alert to send a warning email when WAN Email Alert port was disconnected Email Alert Sender Address It is an email address that sends a warning email to a Configuration recipient Recipient Address lt is an email address a warning email will be sent to Usually it is system administrator email address For example admin mail domain com SMTP Server Address It is an email sever address a warning email will be sent to If you are enabled email alert For example mail domain com SMTP server user name This is the user name of email sender for authentication optional SMTPserver
61. s The MAC physical address of The Load Balancer as seen from the local LAN DHCP Server The status of the DHCP Server function either Enabled or Disabled Firmware Version Version of the Firmware currently installed NAT Status of the NAT feature either Enable or Disable Load Balance Status of the Load Balance feature either Enable or Disable Virtual Server Status of the Virtual Server feature either Enabled or Disabled Special Applications Status of the Special Applications feature either Enabled or Disabled DMZ Status of the DMZ feature either Enabled or Disabled Block URL Status of the Block URL feature either Enable or Disable Hardware ID The manufacturers ID for this particular device System UpTime The time since the system of a device was last reinitialized CPU Usage The current usage percentage of CPU Memory Usage The current usage percentage of Memory Heap Queue Page 64 e Refresh Update the data on screen e Restart Restart reboot The Load Balancer e Restore Factory Defaults This will delete all existing settings and restore the factory default settings See below for details Restore Factory Defaults When the Restore Factory Defaults button on the Status screen above is clicked the following screen is displayed Reset To Factory Default Values
62. s compatible with The Load Balancer s default IP Address of 192 168 1 1 Also the Network Mask should be set to 255 255 255 0 to match The Load Balancer In Windows you can check these settings by using Control Panel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol Internet Access Problem 1 When I enter a URL or IP address get a time out error A number of things could be causing this Try the following troubleshooting steps e Check if other PCs work If they do ensure that your PCs IP settings are correct If using a Fixed Static IP Address check the Network Mask Default gateway and DNS as well as the IP Address lf the PCs are configured correctly but still not working check The Load Balancer Ensure that it is connected and ON Connect to it and check its settings If you can t connect to it check the LAN and power connections If The Load Balancer is configured correctly check your Internet connection DSL Cable modem etc to see that it is working correctly Problem 2 Some applications do not run properly when using The Load Balancer Page 76 The Load Balancer processes the data passing through it so it is not transparent Use the Special Applications feature to allow the use of Internet applications which do not function correctly If this does solve the problem you can use the DMZ function This should work with most applications but e tis a security risk since the firewall is d
63. sing only one 1 Broadband modem connect it to the WAN 1 port e Use the cable supplied with your DSL Cable modem If no cable was supplied use a standard cable 3 Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs to the Switching Hub ports on The Load Balancer e Both 10Basel and 100BaselT connections can be used simultaneously e If you need to connect The Load Balancer to another Hub just use a standard LAN cable to connect any port on The Load Balancer to a standard port on another hub Any LAN port on The Load Balancer will automatically act as an Uplink port when required 4 Power Up e Power on the Cable or DSL modem or modems e Connect the supplied power adapter to The Load Balancer and power up 5 Check the LEDs e The PowerLED should be ON e The WAN Link LED should be ON if the corresponding WAN port is connected to a broadband modem e The Error LED will flash during start up but will then turn Off If it stays On there is an error condition Page 12 e For each PC connected to the LAN ports the corresponding LAN LED either 10 or 100 should be ON 3 Configuring The Load Balancer for Internet Access Select Primary Setup from the menu to see a screen like the example below Configure WAN 1 and or WAN 2 as required For any of the following situations refer to Chapter 3 Advanced Port Setup for any further configuration which may be required e Using both ports e Multiple IP addresses on either port
64. sk Address The Network Mask Subnet Mask for the IP Address above NAT Timeouts This displays the current timeout values for TCP and UDP connections Page 67 TCP Prosperity This displays the MSS Maximum Segment Size and Maximum Windows size for TCP packets NAT Traffic This section displays statistics for both outgoing LAN to Internet and Incoming Internet to Local traffic NAT Connections This displays the current number of active connections For further details click the View Connection list button Statistics are displayed for Checksum errors number of retries and number of bad packets This displays the total IP packets and reserved address Page 68 Appendix A L O Specifications Model BR 6624 Dimensions 245mm W x 137mm D x 30mm H Operating 0 C to 40 C Temperature Storage 10 C to 70 C Temperature Network TCP IP Protocol Network 6 Ethernet Interface S ae 4 10 100BaseT RJ45 auto Switching Hub ports for LAN devices 2 10 100BaseT RJ45 for WAN LEDs 8 LAN 4 WAN 1 Status 1 Power External Power 5V1 5A DC Adapter FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Marking Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment t
65. ss by system protocol stack If enable check box Page 49 6 QoS Configuration Overview The Load Balancer provides QoS which supports the high quality of network service Because it will classify outgoing packets based on some policies defined by users make some real time applications to get better response or performance QoS Setup The following web page management are guiding you how to setup QoS and make QoS work Enable QoS Enable Queuing Method Priority Queuing lt IP TOS type of service Features Process TOS Field r Enable Overwrite Policy Priority P Yes Submit Reset Figure 6 1 QoS Setup Data QoS Setup QoS Feature Enable QoS This will allow users enable QoS function e Queuing Method The methods that how you manage your queue Priority queuing It is one of the first queuing variations to be wildly implemented IP TOS Type Process TOS Field An 8 bits field in the IP packet header designed to of Service contain values indicating how each packet should be handled in the network Feature If you choose enable then it will enable this function to process IP Type of Service field e Overwrite policy priority Choose yes to set the priority of TOS field in IP packet overwrite the priority defined in policy configuration Page 50 Policy Configuration When you use QoS you must define some policies to make some packets to have higher priority to pass th
66. t exceeds the New Sessions for Host Maximum in the sampling time any new session of the host will be dropped for the pause time Pause Time Within the pause time no new session of the suspended host could be served by system Default is 5 minutes Page 48 System Filter Exception System Filter Exception Rules The rules with which any received packets is complied the packets will not processed by Firewall or NAT module but to be processed directly by system protocol stack system Filter Exception v Enable Interface Protocol Foreign Port Range Device Port Range 5 Lan 2 upp y p mo po Pp m LAN 2 UDP y p Mo po Me 5 LAN E upp y o Po pe Me a Lan 2 uoP y a AS bo Ja D Lan 2 upp y BD e H D C LAN y JubP y p o p go r Lan 2 upp y ef ef n LAN Z UDP y p Mo pe Me 5 Lan y uoP y p Me p Me a LAN y upp y bpo A p Mo Submit Reset Figure 5 4 System Filter Exception Firewall Exception Enable The check box can allow you enable or disable firewall exception You can select LAN WAN1 WAN2 or ALL interfaces to be process by the system protocol stack If you enable check box Protocol There are six protocols UDP TCP ICMP GRE ESP AH to choose to let packets directly process by the system protocol stack Foreign Port Range Select foreign port number range directly process by system protocol stack If enable check box Device Port Range Select device port number range directly proce
67. te Cancel Special Application List State RIS Outgoing Outgoing Port Incoming Incoming Port Protocol Range Protocol Range Figure 4 5 Special Applications Settings Special Applications Select Special Application Name Select Name Item This lists any special applications which are currently defined e lf adding a new Special Application ignore this list Just enter your data in the Special Application Configuration section and click the Add button To edit an existing entry select it from this list and click the Select button The data for the selected application will then be displayed in the Special Application Configuration section Make any required changes and then click the Update button Special Application Configuration Use this to Enable or Disable this Special Application as required Name Enter a descriptive name to identify this Special Application Outgoing Protocol Select the protocol used by this application when sending data to the remote server or PC Page 32 Outgoing Port Range Enter the beginning and end of the range of port numbers used by the application server for data you send If the application uses a single port number enter it in both fields Incoming Protocol Select the protocol used by this application when receiving data from the remote server or PC Incoming Port Range Enter the beginning and end of the range of port numbers used by the application server for data you rec
68. ted by your ISP a separate DMZ PC can be specified So if your ISP has given you multiple IP addresses you can have multiple DMZ PCs Each DMZ PC has unrestricted 2 way Internet access providing the ability to run programs that are otherwise incompatible with NAT routers like the Load Balancer Access Filter The network Administrator can use the Access Filter to gain fine control over the Internet access and applications available to LAN users Five 5 user groups are available and each group can have different access rights Block URL Use this feature to block access to undesirable Web sites by LAN users You can even have different settings for different groups of PCs Session Limit With Session Limit feature if the numbers of new sessions for system exceed the maximum in the sampling time any new session in the system will be drop System Filter Exception With firewall exception the packets will not be processed by firewall or NAT module but be processed directly by system protocol stack Page 2 Other Features e 4 Port Switching Hub The Load Balancer incorporates a 4 port 10 100BaseT switching hub making it easy to create or extend your LAN e DHCP Server Support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol provides a dynamic IP address to PCs and other devices upon request The Load Balancer can act as a DHCP Server for devices on your local LAN e Multi Segment LAN Support LANs containing one or mo
69. to provide The Load Balancer s LAN IP address as the Default Gateway e Your DHCP Server must provide correct DNS addresses to the PCs Routing This section is only relevant if your LAN has other Routers or Gateways e f you don t have other Routers or Gateways on your LAN you can ignore the Static Routing page completely e lf your LAN has other Gateways and Routers you must configure the Static Routing screen as described below You also need to configure the other Routers Page 59 Routing 2 Dynamic Routing RIP v2 C Enable Y LAN Y WAN1 WAN2 Submit Reset Static Routing Entry Index Select Network Address 0 0 0 0 Netmask 0 0 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Interface LAN Metric lO 2 15 Add Routing List Index Destination IP Subnet Mask Gateway Interface Metric Type Figure 8 1 Routing Note lf there is an entry or entries in the Routing table with an Index of zero 0 these are System entries You cannot modify or delete these entries Settings Routing Dynamic e RIP v2 This acts as master switch If enabled the selected WAN or LAN Routing will run RIPv1 v2 otherwise they don t have RIP function e LAN WAN1 WAN2 If enabled any WAN or LAN can execute RIP function Entry Index e f adding a new entry ignore this field e To edit an existing entry select it from the list and click the Select button The screen will then update with the data for the selected entry
70. ue lt defines a packet if it meets all conditions defined above it will be serviced with some priority level Page 51 7 Management Assistant Overview The following advanced features are provided e SNMP e Email Alert e SNMP e Syslog e Upgrade Firmware This chapter contains details of the configuration and use of each of these features SNMP This section is only useful if you have SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol software on your PC If you have SNMP software you can use a standard MIB II file with The Load Balancer SNMP Contact Person Supervisar tstS S S Device Name Broadband Load Balancer Physical Location Head Ofice CS Communi Community Name 1 private Access Control 1 Readrite gt Community Name 2 public Access Control 2 Read Only Target IP Address 1 0000 L EX COOCOO Target IP Address 2 0 0 00 Target IP Address 3 0 0 00 Submit Reset Figure 7 1 SNMP Page 52 Settings SNMP System e Contact Person The name of the person responsible for this device Information e Device name The name of The Load Balancer e Physical Location The location of The Load Balancer Trap Targets Enter the IP address of any targets PCs running SNMP software to which you want traps to be sent All traps are level 1 Email Alert This feature will send an warning Email inform system administrator that one of the WAN ports was disconnected Email Ale

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