How to configure load balancing system in RV042 router

[adm.engagementmedia]

Friends,

I have cisco router RV042 with firmware 4.2.2.08. I have a two DSL connection each 8 mbps speed.

Please tell me how can I use load balancing system in my network  as well as smart link backup. what is the configuration of these two load balancing and smart link backup system. Please tell me the step by step procedure to configure in the router.

Thanks and regards,

Rakesh
 

[ggrim]

Hello Rakesh,

Thank you for using the Cisco Small Business forums. I am a eContent developer and part of the Small Business Support Community.

I have found an article in the Knowledge Base that will hopefully help guide you through the process of setting up load balancing or a smart link backup system:

Set Up Dual WAN Connections on RV042, RV042G and RV082 VPN Routers
 

Please remember to rate and mark this question and answered if this helps so that other users can benefit from it.

Feel free to ask any additional questions you might have!

Best,

Gunner Grim

Cisco eContent Developer

[adm.engagementmedia]

Dear ggrim,

Thanks for your advice but I confuse how to put right value in upstream and downstream boxes for running a internet without any issue. I have facing slow internet in Load Balancing mode. Please suggest me the right value of upstream and downstream in load balancing mode as well as smart link backup mode. I have written below my two ISP details:-

1. Airtel Broadband, Speed - 8 Mbps,  IP address - 192.168.3.1

2. Tata Broadband, Speed - 8 Mbps,  IP address - 192.168.2.1

Cisco RV042 IP address - 192.168.1.1

Thanks and regard,

Rakesh

[V K Moorthy]

Hi,

Only one option can be configured either Load balancing or smart link backup.

Login to Router:

Under menu;

System Management---> Dual WAN----->choose the option smart-Link backup/Load-balance

regards

Moorthy.

[Moin Ilyas]

Adding,

*  Dual WAN. There are two functions provided for users – Smart Link Backup and Load Balance..

*  If Smart Link Backup is selected, you only need to choose which WAN port is the primary and then the other will be the backup. See Figure 6-22. 

*  If Load Balance is selected, there will be two main choices:
•    By Traffic – Intelligent Balancer (Auto) and user defined. See Figure 6-23.  First, choose the Max. Bandwidth of Upstream (64K/128K/256K/384K/512K/1024K/1.5M/2M/2.5M or above) and Downstream (512K/1024K/1.5M/2M/2.5M or above) for WAN1 and WAN2, as provided by your ISP.
•    Intelligent Balancer (Auto): When choosing Intelligent Balancer, it will automatically compute the maximum bandwidth of WAN1 and WAN2 by using Weighted Round Robin to balance the loading. If (upstream / downstream / upstream or downstream) bandwidth is excessive (30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%), bring up the second link.  When there is an inactivity time-out (None/10min/20min/30min/40min/50min/60min), the second link will be terminated.

[adm.engagementmedia]

Dear Moin Ilyas,

Thanks for your advice but I confuse how to put right value in upstream and downstream boxes for running a internet without any issue. I have facing slow internet in Load Balancing mode. Please suggest me the right value of upstream and downstream in load balancing mode as well as smart link backup mode. I have written below my two ISP details:-

1. Airtel Broadband, Speed - 8 Mbps,  IP address - 192.168.3.1

2. Tata Broadband, Speed - 8 Mbps,  IP address - 192.168.2.1

Cisco RV042 IP address - 192.168.1.1

Thanks and regard,

Rakesh