This article outlines how to configure WAN Load Balancing, which is a feature that distribute the traffic across multiple WAN links. Assuming there is a business network with 2 Internet connections, WAN 1 and WAN 2. The following is a simplified version of their network diagram:
The Q-Balancer appliance is requested to distribute the traffic from LAN to the Internet across both WAN 1 and WAN 2. Meanwhile, when/if one of the WAN links is down, the LAN hosts can still access the Internet.
Configuration:
Step 1: WAN > ADD > Static
WAN 1
WAN2
WAN configuration is done as follows:
Step 2: LAN > ADD
LAN configuration is done as follows:
Step 3: Object > DPS > ADD > WRR by Connection
DPS configuration is done as follows:
Step 4: Policy Routing > ADD
Configuration for Policy Routing is done as follows:
When policy routing is done, the LAN hosts should be able to access the Internet at this stage.
