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5.2.2
WAN Load Balancing
This feature allows you to increase the data transfer throughput by
allowing any connected interface to share the connection load. If load
balancing is active, all configurable services will be associated with
the primary interface: WAN 1. For example, if you have configured the
router to accept connections on port 80 to be forwarded to a certain
host, only WAN 1 will be effected. If the primary interface is
disconnected, primary services will failover to the next available
interface.
5.2.3
WAN Interfaces
This section allows you to:
Change the failover order of devices (aka interfaces)
Monitor their status
Take the active link down
Bring a link up on another device
The device at the top of the list has the highest priority. This is the
device which the router will attempt to start when it boots up. If the link
cannot be brought up on this device, or if it fails after boot up, the
router will attempt to bring the link up on the next available device.
Whenever a link fails on a device, the router will always move down to the next device down in the list, and wrap around again to the top.
Slot.
The slot is the physical port the modem or Ethernet cable is plugged into.
Device.
This shows a description of the device.
Status.
This is the link status of a device, which is one of the following:
Ready. This means the device is plugged in an available but not active.
Establishing. This means the router is attempting to bring up the link over the device.
Established. This means the link is up and running on the device.
Suspended. This means the router will not attempt to bring up the link over the device until a timer expires. This only applies to
modems, which must conform to carrier specifications about how often they may attempt to connect to the network. The timeout
depends on how many previous connection attempts have failed in a row.
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