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7.

Select "Set up my connection manually" and click

Next

.

8.

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.

Accessing AOL

To access AOL (America On Line) through the Load Balancer LB-2, 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:

•

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.

•

Click the

Setup

button.

•

Select

Create Location

, and change the location name from "New Locality" to "Load Balancer LB-

2".

•

Click

Edit Location

. Select

TCP/IP

for the

Network

field. (Leave the

Phone Number

blank.)

•

Click

Save

, then

OK

.

Configuration is now complete.

•

Before clicking "Sign On", always ensure that you are using the "Load Balancer LB-2" location.

Macintosh Clients

From your Macintosh, you can access the Internet via the Load Balancer LB-2. 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:

If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the required changes are:

•

Set the

Router Address

field to the Load Balancer’s LB-2 IP Address.

•

Ensure your

DNS

settings are correct.

Linux Clients

To access the Internet via the Load Balancer LB-2, it is only necessary to set the Load Balancer LB-2

as the "Gateway", and ensure your

Name Server

settings are correct.

Ensure you are logged in as "root" before attempting any changes.

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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 following changes to your configuration.

•

Set your

Default Gateway

to the IP Address of the Load Balancer LB-2.

•

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. Start your X Windows client.

2. Select

Control Panel - Network

3.

Select the "Interface" entry for your Network card. Normally, this will be called "eth0".

4. Click the

Edit

button, set the "protocol" to "DHCP", and save this data.

5. To apply your changes

Use the "Deactivate" and "Activate" buttons, if available.

OR, restart your system.

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3: Advanced Port Setup

Overview

•

Port Options

contains some options, which can be set on either or both WAN ports. For most

situations, the default values are satisfactory.

•

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.

•

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.

•

Advanced PPTP

setup is required if using the PPTP connection method.

Port Options

Figure 9: Port Options

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Settings – Port Options

Connection Validation

•

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 LB-2 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 is used when determining

the packet size to be used on the WAN interface. Normally, this

does not need to be changed, but if your ISP advises you to use a

particular MTU, enter it here.

PPPoE / PPTP

Connection Options

•

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.

Transparent Bridge

Option

•

Bridge Mode

– If set to Enable, this WAN port doesn’t use NAT &

Load Balance function when LAN/WAN IP have the real IP

addresses on the same network segment.

•

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 binded 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 wan1)

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.

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Load Balance

This screen is only operational if using Internet connections on both WAN ports.

Figure 10: 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.

Settings – Load Balance

Load Balance

Configuration

•

Enable

– Use this to enable your Load Balance settings. Unless this is

checked, the other settings on this screen have no effect.

•

Balance Type

– Select the desired option:

•

Bytes rx+tx – Traffic is measured by Bytes.

•

Packets rx+tx – Traffic is measured by Packets.

•

Sessions established – Traffic is measured by Sessions.

•

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.

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