Setting Up Load Balancing - NETGEAR FVX538v2 - ProSafe VPN Firewall Dual WAN Reference Manual

Setting Up Load Balancing

To use multiple ISP links simultaneously, select Load Balancing. In Load Balancing mode, both
links will carry data for the protocols that are bound to them. For example, if the HTTP protocol is
bound to WAN1 and the FTP protocol is bound to WAN2, then the VPN firewall will
automatically channel FTP data from and to the computers on the LAN through the WAN2 port.
All HTTP traffic will be routed through the WAN1 port.
Note: NETGEAR recommends that all specific traffic (for example, HTTP) be
configured for the WAN2 port. The only way to make certain traffic goes out one
port and all other traffic goes out the other port is to use WAN2 for specified
traffic.
Load Balancing can be used to segregate traffic between links that are not of the same speed. High
volume traffic can be routed through the port connected to a high speed link and low volume
traffic can be routed through the port connected to the low speed link.
To configure the dual WAN ports for load balancing with protocol binding:
1. Check the Load Balancing radio button on the WAN Mode screen shown in
page 2-10.
2. Click view protocol bindings (if protocol binding is needed). The WAN1 Protocol Bindings
screen will display.
Figure 2-4
Connecting the VPN Firewall to the Internet
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Figure 2-3 on
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