D-Link DSR-250N Network Router User Manual


 
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traffic can be assigned to go over only one of the available WAN ports. For
increased flexibility the source network or machines can be specified as well as the
destination network or machines. For example the VOIP traffic for a set of LAN IP
addresses can be assigned to one WAN and any VOIP traffic from the remaining IP
addresses can be assigned to the other WAN link. Protocol bindings are only
applicable when load balancing mode is enabled and more than one WAN is
configured.
Figure 23: Protocol binding setup to associate a service and/or LAN
source to a WAN and/or destination network
3.5 Routing Configuration
Routing between the LAN and WAN will impact the way this router handles traffic
that is received on any of its physical interfaces. The routing mode of the gateway is
core to the behaviour of the traffic flow between the secure LAN and the internet.
3.5.1 Routing Mode
Setup > Internet Settings > Routing Mode
This device supports classical routing, network address translation (NAT), and
transport mode routing.
With classical routing, devices on the LAN can be directly accessed from the
internet by their public IP addresses (assuming appropriate firewall settings). If