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Figure 3: Windows TFTP utility LB-2

•

Enter the name of the firmware upgrade file on your PC, or click the "Browse" button to locate

the file.

•

Enter the LAN IP address of the Load Balancer LB-2 in the "Server IP" field.

•

Click "Download" to send the file to the Load Balancer LB-2.

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:

•

Save the current configuration settings to your PC (use the "Upload" button).

•

Restore a previously-saved configuration file to the Load Balancer LB-2 (use the "Download"

button).

•

Set the Load Balancer LB-2 to its default values (use the "Set to Default" button).

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2: Basic Setup

Overview

Basic Setup of your HotBrick Load Balancer LB-2 involves the following steps:

1.

Attach the HotBrick Load Balancer LB-2 to one (1) PC, and configure it for your LAN.

2.

Install your HotBrick Load Balancer LB-2 in your LAN, and connect the Broadband Modem or

Modems.

3.

Configure your HotBrick Load Balancer LB-2 for Internet Access.

4.

Configure PCs on your LAN to use the Load Balancer.

Requirements

•

One (1) or two (2) DSL or Cable modems, each with an Internet Access account with an ISP.

•

Network cables. Use standard 10/100BaseT network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors

•

TCP/IP network protocol must be installed on all PCs.

Procedure

1: Configuring the

Load Balancer LB-2 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 LB-2. Only use the power adapter

provided; using a different one may cause hardware damage.

3.

Start your PC. If your PC is already running, restart it. It will then obtain an IP address from the

Load Balancer LB-2.

4. Start your WEB browser.

5. In the

Address

or

Location

box enter:

HTTP://192.168.1.1

6.

You will be prompted for the User Name and password, as shown below.

Figure 4: Password Dialog

7. Enter

admin

for the "User Name" and leave the "Password" blank.

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The "User Name" is always

admin

•

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.

Figure 5: Home Screen (Admin Password) LB-2

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9. Select

LAN & DHCP

from the menu. You will see a screen like the example below.

Figure 6: LAN & DHCP

10. Ensure these settings are suitable for your LAN:

•

The default settings are suitable for many situations.

•

See the following table for details of each setting.

11. Save your data, then go to

Step 2, Installing the Load Balancer LB-2

in your LAN

.

Settings – LAN & DHCP

IP Address

IP address for the Load Balancer LB-2, 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 LAN.

Subnet Mask

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 LB-2 is attached (the same value as the PCs on that LAN

segment).

DHCP Server

Configuration

•

DHCP Server Setup

- If

Enabled

, the Load Balancer LB-2 will allocate IP

Addresses to PCs (DHCP clients) on your LAN when they start up. The

default and recommended value is "Enable". (Windows systems, by

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default, act as DHCP clients. This setting is called

Obtain an IP address

automatically

.)

•

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 LB-2 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.

DHCP IP Address

Range

•

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.

ARP Proxy

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 Gateway must

have valid fixed external (Internet) IP addresses.

If enabled, enter the IP address range used on your LAN.

DHCP Client List

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.

•

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.

If

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.

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