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Configuring Load Balancing on Ruijie SMB Routers
Configuring Load Balancing on Ruijie SMB Routers

Step-by-step explanation for setting up load balancing with 2 or more internet services (works with online stores and banks).

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In this article, we will learn the steps to configure load balancing on Ruijie SMB devices.


Introduction

What is load balancing and what is its purpose?

Load balancing is defined as an option responsible for distributing workloads among internet services. The focus of load balancing is to distribute requests across a row of services to handle incoming requests on the technological platform effectively.

Therefore, incoming requests can be routed from an overloaded server (provider) to one that currently has more resources available to handle the request.

NOTE: To achieve a correct configuration, ensure that the network segments between your providers and LAN networks are not duplicated, as having duplicates may result in the conflict of losing internet connectivity.

If the equipment is still in its factory state, it is recommended to follow the Initial Setup manual to proceed with the following configuration.

Configuration video link (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shPxc4vsVCE

Configuration

1.- Access our router and select the "Router or Gateway" tab.

* If it has the default IP, it is 192.168.110.1.


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2.- Select the "Network" section and then click on "WAN".


3.- This section, will give us the options to select the lines (number of internet services) or the WAN ports. Then, proceed to select the "Load Settings" option.

4.- Fill in the configuration data as follows:

Load Mode: Loading Balancing (if you use Active/Secondary, it's for failover).

Load Balancing Policy:

  • Smart Load Balancing: Select this option if you don't work with bank accounts.

  • Based on Src IP Addresses: Use this option to maintain the connection for each request. This is suitable for working with banks and online stores (recommended).

WAN Weight: Traffic will be distributed across multiple links based on the load of each WAN port. For example, if the load on WAN and WAN1 is set to 3 and 2 respectively, 60% of the total traffic will be routed through WAN, and 40% through WAN1. If it stays at 1 on each WAN, the connection will be 50% for each WAN's load.

Save the changes.

Load Balancing Verification

Access the speedtest.net page, and when conducting the test, the displayed bandwidth will represent the combined bandwidth of the two or more load-balanced services together.

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