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Gateway groups / Multi WAN
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Multi WAN scenarios are commonly used for failover or load balancing, but combinations
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are also possible with OPNsense.
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.. blockdiag::
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:desctable:
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blockdiag {
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OPNsense -- WAN_backup;
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OPNsense -- WAN_primary;
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WAN_primary -- internet;
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WAN_backup -- internet;
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internet [shape="cloud"];
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WAN_primary [shape="cisco.modem",label=""];
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WAN_backup [shape="cisco.modem",label=""];
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}
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The technology used to offer multiwan is called "policy based routing" or "source routing" and depends on the :doc:`firewall </manual/firewall>` functionality of OPNsense.
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.. Note::
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Currently it's not possible to use gateways without an address (Interface option "Dynamic gateway policy") inside a group.
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This is due to the fact that the firewall requires an address of the right family (IPv4 / IPv6) to be present on the
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interface, which can not be guranteed based on its configuration at the moment.
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Terminology
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When configuring gatew groups, there is a limited number of options and terms being used. Besides the name
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of the group, one can find the following terms on the page:
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Gateway Priority If a gateway is configured for a group, the 'when' part is divided into
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'tiers,' with lower numbers (starting at 1) indicating higher importance.
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When no usable gateways are present within a peer, the next one is
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considered.
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Trigger Level When a gateway inside the tier is considered offline, either when its
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fully down, has loss or increased latency.
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Pool Options Usually left to default, but can influence stickyness for sources on
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a per group basis.
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Roles
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Using 'tiers', multiple scenarios can be constructed, by grouping gateways inside the same tier or choosing
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to move them to different ones. Below the most common scenarios.
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WAN Failover
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WAN failover automatically switches between WAN connections in case of connectivity
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loss (or high latency) of your primary ISP. As long as the connection is not good
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all traffic will be routed of the next available ISP/WAN connection and when
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connectivity is fully restored so will the routing switch back to the primary ISP.
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WAN Load Balancing
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Load balancing can be used to split the load between two (or more) ISPs. This
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enhances the total available bandwidth and/or lowers the load on each ISP.
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The principle is simple: Each WAN connection (gateway) gets a portion of the traffic.
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The traffic can be divided equally or weighted.
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Combining Balancing & Failover
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It is also possible to combine Load Balancing with Failover in such scenarios
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you will have 2 or more WAN connections for Balancing purposes and 1 or more for
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Failover. OPNsense offers 5 tiers (Failover groups) each tier can hold multiple
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ISPs/WAN gateways.
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Configuration
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For a how to configure read:
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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:titlesonly:
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how-tos/multiwan
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