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Chapter 8 WAN Screens

8.7.2 Weighted Round Robin

To load balance using the weighted round robin method, select Weighted Round Robin in the
Load Balancing Algorithm field.

Figure 67 Load Balancing: Weighted Round Robin

The following table describes the related fields in this screen.

Available

Inbound

Bandwidth

This field is applicable when you select Outbound + Inbound or Inbound Only in
the Load Balancing Index(es) field.

Specify the inbound (or downstream) bandwidth (in kilo bites per second) for the
interface. This should be the actual downstream bandwidth that your ISP provides.

Available

Outbound

Bandwidth

This field is applicable when you select Outbound + Inbound or Outbound Only in
the Load Balancing Index(es) field.

Specify the outbound (or upstream) bandwidth (in kilo bites per second) for the
interface. This should be the actual upstream bandwidth that your ISP provides.

Table 34 Load Balancing: Least Load First (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Table 35 Load Balancing: Weighted Round Robin

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active/Active
Mode

Select Active/Active Mode and set the related fields to enable load balancing on the
ZyWALL.

Load Balancing
Algorithm

Select a load balancing method to use from the drop-down list box.

Interface This field displays the name of the WAN interface (WAN1 and WAN2).

Ratio Specify the weighted ration for the interface. Enter 0 to set the ZyWALL not to send

traffic load to the interface.