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3 : loadbalancing, Load balancing – load balancing – HotBrick Dual WAN Firewall VPN 1400/2 User Manual

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3 : Loadbalancing

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

Figure 3-2: Load Balance

Load balancing – Load Balancing

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.

IP Address – Traffic is measured by IP Address.

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.

NAT statistics This section displays the current data about WAN 1 and WAN 2. You can use this
information to help you "fine-tune" the settings above.

Interface statistics This section displays cumulative statistics. Use the "Restart Counters" button
to restart these counters when required.

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