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8.7.3 Spillover

To load balance using the spillover method, select Spillover in the Load Balancing
Algorithm field.
Configure the Route Priority metrics in the WAN General screen to determine the primary
and secondary WANs. By default, WAN1 is the primary WAN and WAN2 is the secondary
WAN.

Figure 68 Load Balancing: Spillover

The following table describes the related fields in this screen.

Table 36 Load Balancing: Spillover

LABEL
Active/Active
Mode
Load Balancing
Algorithm
Time Frame You can set the ZyWALL to get the measured bandwidth using the average
Send traffic to
secondary WAN
when primary
WAN bandwidth
exceeds

8.8 WAN Route

Click NETWORK > WAN to open the Route screen. Use this screen to configure the
priorities of the ZyWALL's routes and settings for Windows Networking traffic.
Chapter 8 WAN Screens
DESCRIPTION
Select Active/Active Mode and set the related fields to enable load balancing on the
ZyWALL.
Select a load balancing method to use from the drop-down list box.
bandwidth in the specified time interval.
Enter the time interval between 10 and 600 seconds.
Specify the maximum allowable bandwidth on the primary WAN. Once this maximum
bandwidth is reached, the ZyWALL sends the new session traffic that exceeds this
limit to the secondary WAN. The ZyWALL continues to send traffic of existing
session to the primary WAN.
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