PLANET MH-2300 - Manual (Page 39)

Gigabit Multi-Homing VPN Security Gateway
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Chapter 3. Interface
3.1 Interface
This chapter will cover the configuration of network interfaces as well as their
connection methods. The interfaces are allowed for defining as different
network types (LAN, WAN and DMZ) and being grouped together according to
your topology plan, which helps assist in network management.
Terms in Settings
DNS Settings
„ Assign the DNS servers for domain name resolution.
MTU Setting
„ The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) controls the maximum buffer size
used for inter-node communication in bytes. By default, it is 1500 bytes.
Incoming Packet Header Logging
„ When enabled, packets destined to or originated from MH-2300 are logged
in details, which are available under Monitoring > Logs > Traffic.
Terms in Interface
Load Balancing Mode
„ Auto: Distributes sessions according to the utilization of each NIC port,
perfectly suited for multiple WAN links at different speeds.
„ Round-Robin: Distributes sessions across NIC ports at a one-to-one ratio,
perfectly suited for multiple WAN links at the same speed.
„ By Traffic: Distributes sessions by the total traffic processed by each NIC
port.
„ By Session: Distributes sessions based on the saturation threshold of
each NIC port.
„ By Packet: Distributes sessions based on the total packets processed by
each NIC port.
„ By Source IP: Distributes sessions over the same NIC ports for services
that requires IP persistence, such as gaming and banking.
„ By Destination IP: Distributes sessions over the NIC port that a server
session was last initiated.
Port
„ The sequential number of a physical port.
Interface Designation
„ The system-assigned name based on the selected interface type.