Router and Network Management
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Chapter 5
Router and Network Management
This chapter describes how to use the network management features of your ProSafe Quad WAN
Gigabit Firewall. These features can be found by clicking on the appropriate heading in the Main
Menu of the browser interface.
The ProSafe Quad WAN Gigabit Firewall offers many tools for managing the network traffic to
optimize its performance. You can also control administrator access, be alerted to important events
requiring prompt action, monitor the firewall status, perform diagnostics, and manage the firewall
configuration file.
Performance Management
Performance management consists of controlling the traffic through the quad WAN gigabit
firewall so that the necessary traffic gets through when there is a bottleneck and either reducing
unnecessary traffic or rescheduling some traffic to low-peak times to prevent bottlenecks from
occurring in the first place. The quad WAN gigabit firewall has the necessary features and tools to
help the network manager accomplish these goals.
Bandwidth Capacity
The maximum bandwidth capacity of the quad WAN gigabit firewall in each direction is as
follows:
•
LAN side: 4,000 Mbps (four LAN ports at 1000 Mbps each)
•
WAN side: Maximum bandwidth total is 500 Mbps
In practice, the WAN side bandwidth capacity will be much lower when DSL or cable modems are
used to connect to the Internet. At 1.5 Mbps, the WAN ports will support the following traffic
rates:
•
Load balancing mode: 3 Mbps (two WAN ports at 1.5 Mbps each)
•
Rollover mode: 1.5 Mbps (one active WAN port at 1.5 Mbps)
As a result and depending on the traffic being carried, the WAN side of the firewall will be the
limiting factor to throughput for most installations.
Summary of Contents for ProSafe Quad WAN FR538G
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