
interfaces at a similar percentage of the assigned data cap in the data usage rule for each interface, rather than distributing sessions based solely on bandwidth. For
proper functioning you need to create data usage rules for each WAN device you will be load balancing. Make certain to select the "Use with Load Balancing"
checkbox in the data usage rule editor.
WAN Affinity
WAN Affinity rules allow you to manage traffic in your network so that particular bandwidth uses are associated with particular WAN sources. This allows you to prioritize
bandwidth.
EXAMPLE: You could specify that your guest LAN is only associated with your Ethernet connection with no failover. Then if your Ethernet
connection goes down and the embedded modem connects for failover for your primary LAN, your guest LAN will not take bandwidth
from your primary LAN, saving you money.
Click
Add
to open the WAN Affinity Policy Editor and create a new WAN Affinity rule.
Name
: Give a name for your rule that is meaningful to you.
DSCP (DiffServ)
: Differentiated Services Code Point is the successor to TOS (Type of Service). Use this field to select traffic based on the DSCP header in each IP packet.
This field is sometimes set by latency sensitive equipment such as VoIP phones. If you know specific DSCP values, you can input one here.
DSCP Negate
: When checked this rule will match on any packet that does NOT match the DSCP field.
Protocol
: Select from the dropdown list to specify the protocol for a particular data use. Otherwise, leave “Any” selected.
Any
ICMP
TCP
UDP
GRE
ESP
SCTP
Source IP Address
,
Source Netmask
,
Destination IP Address
, and
Destination Netmask
: Specify an IP address or range of IP addresses by combining an IP
address with a netmask for either “source” or “destination” (or both). Source vs. destination is defined by traffic flow. Leave these blank to include all IP addresses (such as if
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