Managing the Device
Quantum Spark 1500, 1600 and 1800 Appliance Series R80.20.40 Locally Managed Administration Guide | 62
Creating a New Bond (WAN)
1. In the
Internet Connection page
, to create a new internet connection, click
Configure internet
.
The
New Internet Connection
window opens in the
Configuration
tab.
2. Under
Internet Configuration
, enter the
Connection name
.
3. For
Interface
, select
New link aggregation (Bond)
.
4. For
Ports
, select a minimum of 2 interfaces that are unassigned and disabled.
Note - 1530 / 1550 appliances do not have a DMZ port.
5. Select the
Operation mode
:
n
802.3ad
– Dynamically uses Active interfaces to share the traffic load.
n
Round Robin
– Selects the Active interface sequentially.
n
XOR
– All interfaces are Active for Load Sharing. Traffic is assigned to Active interfaces based
on the transmit hash policy (Layer2 or 4).
n
High Availability (Active/Backup)
– Gives redundancy when there is an interface or link failure.
If you select this mode, you must select a
Master
i.e. the primary/default port for the traffic.
6. Select the
Connection type
.
7. In the
Advanced
tab, select the
Mii interval
. The Mii interval is the frequency (in ms) that the system
polls the Media Independent Interface (Mii, the standard interface for fast Ethernet) to get status.
8. If you selected
802.3ad
or
XOR
as your operation mode, select the
Hash policy
from the dropdown
menu.
n
Layer2
n
3
n
4
9. Click
Apply
.
To add a Bond as an additional internet connection:
1. In the
Internet Connection
page, click
Add an internet connection...
The
New Internet Connection
window opens in the
Configuration
tab.
2. Configure the rest of the fields as for a new connection.
