Hotbrick LoadBalancer LB-2 User Manual

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Select the appropriate setting: 

•  Enable – Select this if you have connected a broadband modem to this 

port. 

•  Disable – Select this if there is no broadband modem connected to this 

port. 

•  Backup – Use this if you have a broadband modem on each port, and wish 

to normally use only one. Select Enable for the primary port, and Backup 
for the secondary port. The Backup port will only be used if the primary port 
fails. 

Check the data supplied by your ISP, and select the appropriate option. 

•  Static IP – Select this if your ISP has provided a Fixed or Static IP 

address. Then enter the data into the Address Info fields.  

•  Dynamic IP – Select this if your ISP provides an IP address automatically, 

when you connect. You can ignore the Address Info fields. 

•  PPPoE – Select this if your ISP uses this method. (Usually, your ISP will 

provide some PPPoE software. This software is no longer required, and 
should not be used.) 
If this method is selected, you must complete the PPPoE dialup fields. 

If using the PPTP connection method, select Static IP or Dynamic IP, as 
appropriate, according to the IP address method used by your ISP. 

This is for Static IP users only. Enter the address information provided by your 
ISP. If your ISP provided multiple IP address, you can use the Multi-DMZ 
screen to assign the additional IP addresses. 

This is for PPPoE and PPTP users only. 

•  Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. 
•  If using PPTP, enable the PPTP Connection checkbox, and enter the IP 

address of the PPTP server. 

•  Host name (Optional For PPPoE),This field is used by a Host to uniquely 

associate an access concentrator to a particular Host request. 

There are additional PPPoE/PPTP options on the Port Options screen. 

To use multiple PPPoE sessions on either port, configure the Advanced 
PPPoE screen. 

If using a Fixed IP address, you MUST enter at least 1 DNS address.  
If using Dynamic IP or PPPoE, DNS information is optional. 

  

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