Quick Start Guide
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Step #3: Setting Up Equalizing
The next step in setting up your NetEqualizer is to establish the values for
Key Parameters
needed to Equalize on
your network.
Click on ->
Setup and Configuration
->
Manage Equalizing
->
[
Configure Parameters
].
The
following Modify Parameters screen comes up. You can also set up Additional Parameters, if appropriate for your
configuration. The Key Parameters are used as follows in Equalizing:
1.
Ratio
(RATIO) determines when Equalizing
should kick-in.
2.
Bandwidth Up
(TRUNK_UP) and
Bandwidth
Down
(TRUNK_DOWN) are set to the size of
your network pipe. As we equalize bi-
directionally, we need both.
3. When
Equalizing Rules = ON
(DEFAULT_RULES), look at every connection (IP
pair) in the Connection Tracking (BRAIN) table
and put a PENALTY on those that are over
Hog
Minimum
(HOGMIN). Equalizing automatically
gives connections < HOGMIN priority, while
connections > HOGMIN are slowed down by
adding a PENALTY. Connection Tracking Table
can be viewed by going to the Dashboard and
then clicking on View Current Activity.
Step #3A (required): Key Equalizing Parameters: Ratio, Bandwidth, Hog Minimum
There are five (5) Key Equalizing Parameters that must be set to control congestion on your network. First,
in order to set these, the Equalizing process must be ON. Go to the Dashboard. If Equalizing is OFF (red),
Click on ->
[
Start/Stop Equalizing
] -> [
Start Equalizing
].
Now you can set the
five (5) Key Equalizing
Parameters
. After you change these settings,
Click on ->
[
Modify
]
to save or
Click on ->
[
Reset
]
to discard.
Key Equalizing Parameters
Parameter
Unit
Default
Value
What you can set to
…
Tips
Ratio
(RATIO)
Percentage
85
1-100
Default of 85% works for most networks. To
be more aggressive, use 70 or 75%. To be
less aggressive, raise it to 90%.
Bandwidth Up
(TRUNK_UP)
Bytes
per second
19200000000
Size of your
outbound
network
pipe. Traffic from the LAN to the
WAN (Internet).
Convert Mbps or Gbps to Bytes per second.
Conversion Formulas:
= Mbps/8 * 1,000,000
=(Gbps*1,000)/8 * 1,000,000
Bandwidth Down
(TRUNK_DOWN)
Bytes
per second
19200000000
Size of your
inbound
network
pipe. Traffic from the WAN
(internet) to the LAN.
Convert Mbps or Gbps to Bytes per second.
Conversion Formulas:
= Mbps/8 * 1,000,000
=(Gbps*1,000)/8 * 1,000,000
Hog Minimum
(HOGMIN)
Bytes
per second
12000
(96 kilobits)
For networks of size:
< 50Mbps 20000
>= 50Mbps & <100Mbps 30000
>=100Mbps & < 1Gbps 60000
>=1Gbps 100000
Default of 12000 (96kbps) is set so that
VoIP, email, chat, and web surfing is below
HOGMIN.
Equalizing Rules
(DEFAULT_RULES)
On/Off toggle On
Leave at Default of "On".
Must be "On" for Equalizing to kick in.
Turn off during installation if you want to run
throughput tests.
Note:
The parameter name that you will see throughout the
system is shown in (CAPITALS). We have added a more
intuitive name, which is shown in
Bold
.
