3 wan load balancing and line back up – Asus RX3042H User Manual

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RX3042H User's Manual

DHCP Server Configuration

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5.2.6.2 Configuring PPTP for WAN

Follow the instructions below to configure PPTP settings:

1. Open the Network Setup configuration page by clicking the

Router Setup ->Connection menu.

2. Select which WAN port (WAN1/WAN2) to configure for PPTP

connection mode.

3. Select

PPTP from the WAN Connection Mode drop-down list

as shown in Figure 5.7.

4. Select how WAN IP is to be obtained – static or dynamic. If

your ISP provides a fixed IP address, select

Static in the WAN

Interface IP drop-down list. Consult with your ISP if you have no

idea.

5. Enter IP address, subnet mask and gateway IP address for your

WAN if your WAN IP is to be set manually.

6. Enter user name and password provided by your ISP.
7. Enter PPTP server IP address provided by your ISP.
8. (Optional) Change the MTU value if necessary. If you do not

know what value to enter, leave it as is. For PPTP connection

mode, the range of MTU is from 546 to 1460. The default value

is 1460.

9. Check MPPE box if the packet is to be encrypted with this

protocol.

10.Enter appropriate connection settings for

Disconnect after Idle

(min) and Connect on Demand.

11.Click

Apply to save the settings.

5.3

WAN Load Balancing and Line Back Up

RX3042H supports load balancing and line back up on the WAN

connection. This function is available only when “Dual-WAN” is

selected in the Router Connection configuration page (accessible

by clicking the Router Setup ->Connection menu).
WAN load balancing distributes communication activities across

the two WANs on RX3042H based on the preconfigured bandwidth

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