Pismolabs Technology P1934S Pepwave/Peplink/Pismo Wireless Product User Manual Pepwave MAX
Pismo Labs Technology Limited Pepwave/Peplink/Pismo Wireless Product Pepwave MAX
User manual-revised
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS
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User Manual
Pepwave Products:
MAX 700/Transit/HD2/HD2 IP67/HD2 mini/HD4/BR1/BR1 IP55/BR2 IP55
MAX On-The-Go
MAX HD2/HD4 with MediaFast
Surf SOHO
Pepwave Firmware 6.2.1
October 2015
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE ............................................................................................. 5
2 GLOSSARY........................................................................................................................ 6
3 PRODUCT FEATURES ........................................................................................................ 7
3.1 SUPPORTED NETWORK FEATURES .................................................................................... 7
3.2 OTHER SUPPORTED FEATURES ........................................................................................ 9
4 PEPWAVE MAX MOBILE ROUTER OVERVIEW .................................................................. 10
4.1 MAX 700 ................................................................................................................ 10
4.2 MAX TRANSIT ........................................................................................................... 12
4.3 MAX HD2 ............................................................................................................... 13
4.4 MAX HD2 IP67 ....................................................................................................... 15
4.5 MAX HD2 MINI ........................................................................................................ 16
4.6 MAX HD4 ............................................................................................................... 18
4.7 MAX BR1 ................................................................................................................ 20
4.8 MAX BR1 SLIM ........................................................................................................ 22
4.9 MAX BR1 ENT ........................................................................................................ 24
4.10 MAX BR1/2 IP55 .................................................................................................... 25
4.11 MAX ON-THE-GO ..................................................................................................... 27
4.12 SURF SOHO ............................................................................................................. 28
5 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 30
5.1 PREPARATION ............................................................................................................ 30
5.2 CONSTRUCTING THE NETWORK ..................................................................................... 31
5.3 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT .................................................................. 32
6 MOUNTING THE UNIT .................................................................................................... 33
6.1 WALL MOUNT ........................................................................................................... 33
6.2 CAR MOUNT ............................................................................................................. 33
6.3 IP67 INSTALLATION GUIDE .......................................................................................... 33
7 CONNECTING TO THE WEB ADMIN INTERFACE ............................................................... 34
8 CONFIGURING THE LAN INTERFACE(S) ............................................................................ 36
8.1 BASIC SETTINGS ......................................................................................................... 36
8.2 CAPTIVE PORTAL ........................................................................................................ 46
9 CONFIGURING THE WAN INTERFACE(S) .......................................................................... 48
9.1 ETHERNET WAN ....................................................................................................... 49
9.2 CELLULAR WAN ........................................................................................................ 57
9.3 WI-FI WAN ............................................................................................................. 62
9.4 WAN HEALTH CHECK ................................................................................................. 69
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9.5 DYNAMIC DNS SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 71
10 ADVANCED WI-FI SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 73
11 MEDIAFAST CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................ 76
11.1 SETTING UP MEDIAFAST CONTENT CACHING .................................................................. 76
11.2 SCHEDULING CONTENT PREFETCHING ............................................................................. 77
11.3 VIEWING MEDIAFAST STATISTICS .................................................................................. 78
12 BANDWIDTH BONDING SPEEDFUSIONTM / PEPVPN ......................................................... 79
12.1 PEPVPN .................................................................................................................. 79
12.2 THE PEPWAVE ROUTER BEHIND A NAT ROUTER .............................................................. 85
12.3 SPEEDFUSIONTM STATUS ............................................................................................. 86
13 IPSEC VPN ...................................................................................................................... 87
13.1 IPSEC VPN SETTINGS .................................................................................................. 87
14 OUTBOUND POLICY MANAGEMENT ............................................................................... 91
14.1 OUTBOUND POLICY .................................................................................................... 91
14.2 CUSTOM RULES FOR OUTBOUND POLICY ........................................................................ 92
15 INBOUND ACCESS ......................................................................................................... 101
15.1 PORT FORWARDING SERVICE ...................................................................................... 101
16 NAT MAPPINGS ............................................................................................................ 104
17 QOS 106
17.1 USER GROUPS ......................................................................................................... 106
17.2 BANDWIDTH CONTROL .............................................................................................. 107
17.3 APPLICATION ........................................................................................................... 107
18 FIREWALL ..................................................................................................................... 109
18.1 OUTBOUND AND INBOUND FIREWALL RULES ................................................................. 109
18.2 WEB BLOCKING ....................................................................................................... 114
18.3 OSPF & RIPV2 ....................................................................................................... 114
18.4 REMOTE USER ACCESS .............................................................................................. 116
MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS ................................................................................................. 118
18.5 HIGH AVAILABILITY ................................................................................................... 118
18.6 PPTP SERVER ......................................................................................................... 121
18.7 CERTIFICATE MANAGER ............................................................................................. 122
18.8 SERVICE FORWARDING .............................................................................................. 122
18.9 SERVICE PASSTHROUGH ............................................................................................. 125
18.10 GPS FORWARDING ................................................................................................... 126
19 AP CONTROLLER ........................................................................................................... 127
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19.1 WIRELESS SSID ....................................................................................................... 127
19.2 SETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 131
19.3 TOOLBOX ................................................................................................................ 135
20 SYSTEM SETTINGS ......................................................................................................... 136
20.1 ADMIN SECURITY ..................................................................................................... 136
20.2 FIRMWARE .............................................................................................................. 140
20.3 TIME...................................................................................................................... 141
20.4 EMAIL NOTIFICATION ................................................................................................ 141
20.5 EVENT LOG ............................................................................................................. 143
20.6 SNMP ................................................................................................................... 144
20.7 INCONTROL............................................................................................................. 146
20.8 CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................... 147
20.9 FEATURE ADD-ONS ................................................................................................... 148
20.10 REBOOT ................................................................................................................. 148
20.11 PING ...................................................................................................................... 149
20.12 TRACEROUTE TEST .................................................................................................... 150
20.13 PEPVPN TEST ......................................................................................................... 150
20.14 CLI (COMMAND LINE INTERFACE SUPPORT) .................................................................. 151
21 STATUS ......................................................................................................................... 152
21.1 DEVICE ................................................................................................................... 152
21.2 ACTIVE SESSIONS ..................................................................................................... 154
21.3 CLIENT LIST ............................................................................................................. 156
21.4 WINS CLIENT ......................................................................................................... 156
21.5 UPNP / NAT-PMP ................................................................................................. 157
21.6 SPEEDFUSION STATUS ............................................................................................... 157
21.7 EVENT LOG ............................................................................................................. 161
21.8 BANDWIDTH ........................................................................................................... 161
APPENDIX A. RESTORATION OF FACTORY DEFAULTS ...................................................... 167
APPENDIX B. DECLARATION .......................................................................................... 168
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1 Introduction and Scope
Pepwave routers provide link aggregation and load balancing across multiple WAN
connections, allowing a combination of technologies like 3G HSDPA, EVDO, 4G LTE,
Wi-Fi, external WiMAX dongle, and satellite to be utilized to connect to the Internet.
This manual covers setting up Pepwave routers and provides an introduction to their
features and usage.
Tips
Want to know more about Pepwave routers? Visit our YouTube Channel for a video introduction!
http://youtu.be/UCkVQThLKO4
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2 Glossary
The following terms, acronyms, and abbreviations are frequently used in this manual:
Term
Definition
3G
3rd Generation standards for wireless communications
4G
4th Generation standards for wireless communications
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Domain Name System
EVDO
Evolution-Data Optimized
HSDPA
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
HTTP
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
IP
Internet Protocol
LAN
Local Area Network
MAC Address
Media Access Control Address
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
MSS
Maximum Segment Size
NAT
Network Address Translation
PPPoE
Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet
QoS
Quality of Service
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
WAN
Wide Area Network
WINS
Windows Internet Name Service
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
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3 Product Features
Pepwave routers enable all LAN users to share broadband Internet connections, and
they provide advanced features to enhance Internet access. Below is a list of supported
features on Pepwave routers. Features vary by model. For more information, please
see peplink.com/products.
3.1 Supported Network Features
3.1.1 WAN
Ethernet WAN connection in full/half duplex
Static IP support for PPPoE
Built-in HSPA and EVDO cellular modems
USB mobile connection(s)
Wi-Fi WAN connection
Network address translation (NAT)/port address translation (PAT)
Inbound and outbound NAT mapping
IPsec NAT-T and PPTP packet passthrough
MAC address clone and passthrough
Customizable MTU and MSS values
WAN connection health check
Dynamic DNS (supported service providers: changeip.com, dyndns.org, no-
ip.org, tzo.com and DNS-O-Matic)
Ping, DNS lookup, and HTTP-based health check
3.1.2 LAN
Wi-Fi AP
Ethernet LAN ports
DHCP server on LAN
Extended DHCP option support
Static routing rules
VLAN on LAN support
3.1.3 VPN
PepVPN with SpeedFusionTM
PepVPN performance analyzer
X.509 certificate support
VPN load balancing and failover among selected WAN connections
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Bandwidth bonding and failover among selected WAN connections
IPsec VPN for network-to-network connections (works with Cisco and Juniper
only)
Ability to route Internet traffic to a remote VPN peer
Optional pre-shared key setting
SpeedFusionTM throughput, ping, and traceroute tests
PPTP server
PPTP and IPsec passthrough
3.1.4 Firewall
Outbound (LAN to WAN) firewall rules
Inbound (WAN to LAN) firewall rules per WAN connection
Intrusion detection and prevention
Specification of NAT mappings
Outbound firewall rules can be defined by destination domain name
3.1.5 Captive Portal
Splash screen of open networks, login page for secure networks
Customizable built-in captive portal
Supports linking to outside page for captive portal
3.1.6 Outbound Policy
Link load distribution per TCP/UDP service
Persistent routing for specified source and/or destination IP addresses per
TCP/UDP service
Traffic prioritization and DSL optimization
Prioritize and route traffic to VPN tunnels with Priority and Enforced algorithms
3.1.7 AP Controller
Configure and manage Pepwave AP devices
Review the status of connected APs
3.1.8 QoS
Quality of service for different applications and custom protocols
User group classification for different service levels
Bandwidth usage control and monitoring on group- and user-level
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Application prioritization for custom protocols and DSL/cable optimization
3.2 Other Supported Features
User-friendly web-based administration interface
HTTP and HTTPS support for web admin interface
Configurable web administration port and administrator password
Firmware upgrades, configuration backups, ping, and traceroute via web admin
interface
Remote web-based configuration (via WAN and LAN interfaces)
Time server synchronization
SNMP
Email notification
Read-only user for web admin
Shared IP drop-in mode
Authentication and accounting by RADIUS server for web admin
Built-in WINS servers*
Syslog
SIP passthrough
PPTP packet passthrough
Event log
Active sessions
Client list
WINS client list *
UPnP / NAT-PMP
Real-time, hourly, daily, and monthly bandwidth usage reports and charts
IPv6 support
Support USB tethering on Android 2.2+ phones
* Not supported on MAX Surf-On-The-Go, Surf SOHO, and BR1 variants
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4 Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview
4.1 MAX 700
4.1.1 Panel Appearance
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4.1.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Wi-Fi AP and Wi-Fi WAN Indicators
Wi-Fi WAN
OFF
Disconnected
Blinking slowly
Connecting to network
Blinking
Connected to network with traffic
ON
Connected to network without traffic
Wi-Fi AP
OFF
Disabled
Blinking slowly
Enabled but no client connected
Blinking
Connected to network with traffic
ON
Client(s) connected to wireless network
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
10 / 100/ 1000 Mbps
Orange LED
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
No data is being transferred or port is not
connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.2 MAX Transit
4.2.1 Panel Appearance
4.2.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Wi-Fi AP and Wi-Fi WAN Indicators
Wi-Fi WAN
OFF
Disconnected
Blinking slowly
Connecting to network
Blinking
Connected to network with traffic
ON
Connected to network without traffic
Wi-Fi AP
OFF
Disabled
Blinking slowly
Enabled but no client connected
Blinking
Connected to network with traffic
ON
Client(s) connected to wireless network
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
10 / 100/ 1000 Mbps
Orange LED
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
No data is being transferred or port is not
connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.3 MAX HD2
4.3.1 Panel Appearance
The MAX HD2 is designed with multiple mounting options and connectivity interfaces for
M2M applications.
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4.3.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Wi-Fi AP and Wi-Fi WAN Indicators
Wi-Fi WAN /
Cellular 1 /
Cellular 2
OFF
Disabled Intermittent
Blinking slowly
Connecting to wireless network(s)
Blinking
Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic
ON
Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps
Orange LED
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
No data is being transferred or port is not
connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.4 MAX HD2 IP67
4.4.1 Panel Appearance
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
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4.5 MAX HD2 mini
4.5.1 Panel Appearance
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4.5.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Cellular WAN Indicators
Cellular 1 /
Cellular 2
OFF
Disabled intermittent
Blinking slowly
Connecting to wireless network(s)
Blinking
Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic
ON
Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps
Orange LED
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
No data is being transferred or port is not
connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.6 MAX HD4
4.6.1 Panel Appearance
The MAX HD4 is designed with multiple mounting options and connectivity interfaces
for M2M applications.
4.6.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Wi-Fi AP and Wi-Fi WAN Indicators
Wi-Fi WAN /
Cellular 1 /
Cellular 2
OFF
Disabled Intermittent
Blinking slowly
Connecting to wireless network(s)
Blinking
Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic
ON
Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic
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LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps
Orange LED
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
No data is being transferred or port is not
connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.7 MAX BR1
4.7.1 Panel Appearance
4.7.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Wi-Fi Indicators
Wi-Fi
OFF
Disabled intermittent
Blinking slowly
Connecting to wireless network(s)
Blinking
Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic
ON
Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic
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Cellular Indicators
Cellular
OFF
Disabled or no SIM card inserted
ON
Connecting or connected to network(s)
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
100 Mbps
OFF
10 Mbps
Orange LED
ON
Port is connected without traffic
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
Port is not connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.8 MAX BR1 Slim
4.8.1 Panel Appearance
4.8.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Wi-Fi Indicators
Wi-Fi
OFF
Disabled intermittent
Blinking slowly
Connecting to wireless network(s)
Blinking
Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic
ON
Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic
Cellular Indicators
Cellular
OFF
Disabled or no SIM card inserted
ON
Connecting or connected to network(s)
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LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
100 Mbps
OFF
10 Mbps
Orange LED
ON
Port is connected without traffic
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
Port is not connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.9 MAX BR1 ENT
4.9.1 Panel Appearance
4.9.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Cellular Indicators
Cellular
OFF
Disabled or no SIM card inserted
ON
Connecting or connected to network(s)
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
100 Mbps
OFF
10 Mbps
Orange LED
ON
Port is connected without traffic
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
Port is not connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.10 MAX BR1/2 IP55
4.10.1 Panel Appearance
4.10.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
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Wi-Fi Indicators
Wi-Fi
OFF
Disabled Intermittent
Blinking slowly
Connecting to wireless network(s)
Blinking
Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic
ON
Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic
Cellular Indicators
Cellular
OFF
Disabled or no SIM card inserted
ON
Connecting or connected to network(s)
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
100 Mbps
OFF
10 Mbps
Orange LED
ON
Port is connected without traffic
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
Port is not connected
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.11 MAX On-The-Go
4.11.1 Panel Appearance
4.11.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Cellular Indicators
WAN
OFF
Modem is not attached to the port
Green
Modem is attached to the port
Wi-Fi Indicators
Wi-Fi
OFF
Disconnected from AP
Green
Connected to AP
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Green
Ready
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
100 Mbps
OFF
10 Mbps
Orange LED
ON
Port is connected without traffic
Blinking
Data is transferring
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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4.12 Surf SOHO
4.12.1 Panel Appearance
4.12.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Wi-Fi and Status Indicators
Wi-Fi
OFF
Disabled Intermittent
Blinking
Enabled but no client connected
ON
Client(s) connected to wireless network
Continuous
blinking
Transferring data to wireless network
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Green
Ready state
LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports
Green LED
ON
10 / 100 Mbps
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Orange LED
Blinking
Data is transferring
OFF
No data is being transferred or port is not
connected
Port type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
Wi-Fi Signal
Off
No connection
Signal strength
Wi-Fi signal strength (low, medium, and high)
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5 Installation
The following section details connecting Pepwave routers to your network.
5.1 Preparation
Before installing your Pepwave router, please prepare the following as appropriate for
your installation:
At least one Internet/WAN access account and/or Wi-Fi access information
Depending on network connection type(s), one or more of the following:
Ethernet WAN: A 10/100/1000BaseT UTP cable with RJ45 connector
USB: A USB modem
Embedded modem: A SIM card for GSM/HSPA service
Wi-Fi WAN: Wi-Fi antennas
PC Card/Express Card WAN: A PC Card/ExpressCard for the
corresponding card slot
A computer installed with the TCP/IP network protocol and a supported web
browser. Supported browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or above,
Mozilla Firefox 10.0 or above, Apple Safari 5.1 or above, and Google Chrome 18
or above.
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5.2 Constructing the Network
At a high level, construct the network according to the following steps:
1. With an Ethernet cable, connect a computer to one of the LAN ports on the
Pepwave router. Repeat with different cables for up to 4 computers to be
connected.
2. With another Ethernet cable or a USB modem/Wi-Fi antenna/PC
Card/Express Card, connect to one of the WAN ports on the Pepwave router.
Repeat the same procedure for other WAN ports.
3. Connect the power adapter to the power connector on the rear panel of the
Pepwave router, and then plug it into a power outlet.
The following figure schematically illustrates the resulting configuration:
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5.3 Configuring the Network Environment
To ensure that the Pepwave router works properly in the LAN environment and can
access the Internet via WAN connections, please refer to the following setup
procedures:
LAN configuration
For basic configuration, refer to Section 7, Connecting to the Web Admin
Interface.
For advanced configuration, go to Section 8, Configuring the LAN Interface(s).
WAN configuration
For basic configuration, refer to Section 7, Connecting to the Web Admin
Interface.
For advanced configuration, go to Section 8.2, Captive Portal.
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6 Mounting the Unit
6.1 Wall Mount
The Pepwave MAX 700/HD2/On-The-Go can be wall mounted using screws. After
adding the screw on the wall, slide the MAX in the screw hole socket as indicated below.
Recommeneded screw specification: M3.5 x 20mm, head diameter 6mm, head
thickness 2.4mm.
The Pepwave MAX BR1 requires four screws for wall mounting.
6.2 Car Mount
The Pepwave MAX700/HD2 can be mounted in a vehicle using the included mounting
brackets. Place the mounting brackets by the two sides and screw them onto the device.
6.3 IP67 Installation Guide
Installation instructions for IP67 devices can be found here:
http://download.peplink.com/manual/IP67_Installation_Guide.pdf
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7 Connecting to the Web Admin Interface
1. Start a web browser on a computer that is connected with the Pepwave router
through the LAN.
2. To connect to the router’s web admin interface, enter the following LAN IP address
in the address field of the web browser:
http://192.168.50.1
(This is the default LAN IP address for Pepwave routers.)
3. Enter the following to access the web
admin interface.
Username: admin
Password: admin
(This is the default username and
password for Pepwave routers. The
admin and read-only user passwords
can be changed at System>Admin
Security.)
4. After successful login, the Dashboard will be displayed.
The Dashboard shows current WAN, LAN, and Wi-Fi AP statuses. Here, you can
change WAN connection priority and switch on/off the Wi-Fi AP. For further information
on setting up these connections, please refer to Sections 8 and 9.
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Device Information displays details about the device, including model name, firmware
version, and uptime. For further information, please refer to Section 22.
Important Note
Configuration changes (e.g. WAN, LAN, admin settings, etc.) will take effect only after clicking the Save button at
the bottom of each page. The Apply Changes button causes the changes to be saved and applied.
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8 Configuring the LAN Interface(s)
8.1 Basic Settings\\sharedocs.peplink.com\share\Marketing\Products -
MAX\User Manual\v.6.2.1 Transit\LAN_Basic_Settings
LAN interface settings are located at Network>LAN>Basic Settings.
IP Settings
IP Address
The IP address and subnet mask of the Pepwave router on the LAN.
Network Settings
Name
Enter a name for the LAN.
VLAN ID
Enter a number for your VLAN.
Inter-VLAN
routing
Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs.
Captive Portal
Check this box to turn on captive portals.
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Drop-in Mode Settings
Enable
Drop-in mode eases the installation of Peplink routers on a live network between the
existing firewall and router, such that no configuration changes are required on existing
equipment. Check the box to enable the drop-in mode feature, if available on your model.
WAN for Drop-
In Mode
Select the WAN port to be used for drop-in mode. If WAN 1 with LAN Bypass is selected,
the high availability feature will be disabled automatically.
Share Drop-In
IPA
When this option is enabled, the passthrough IP address will be used to connect to WAN
hosts (email notification, remote syslog, etc.). The Pepwave router will listen for this IP
address when WAN hosts access services provided by the Pepwave router (web admin
access from the WAN, DNS server requests, etc.).
To connect to hosts on the LAN (email notification, remote syslog, etc.), the default gateway
address will be used. The Pepwave router will listen for this IP address when LAN hosts
access services provided by the Pepwave router (web admin access from the WAN, DNS
proxy, etc.).
Shared IP
AddressA
Access to this IP address will be passed through to the LAN port if this device is not serving
the service being accessed. The shared IP address will be used in connecting to hosts on
the WAN (email notification, remote syslog, etc.) The device will also listen on the IP
address when hosts on the WAN access services served on this device (web admin access
from the WAN, DNS server, etc.)
WAN Default
Gateway
Enter the WAN router's IP address in this field. If there are more hosts in addition to the
router on the WAN segment, check the I have other host(s) on WAN segment box and
enter the IP address of the hosts that need to access LAN devices or be accessed by
others.
WAN DNS
Servers
Enter the selected WAN's corresponding DNS server IP addresses.
A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
Layer 2 PepVPN Bridging
PepVPN
Profiles to
Bridge
The remote network of the selected PepVPN profiles will be bridged with this local LAN,
creating a Layer 2 PepVPN, they will be connected and operate like a single LAN, and any
broadcast or multicast packets will be sent over the VPN.
Spanning Tree
Protocol
Click the box will enable STP for this layer 2 profile bridge.
Override IP
Select "Do not override" if the LAN IP address and local DHCP server should remain
unchanged after the Layer 2 PepVPN is up.
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Address when
bridge
connected
If you choose to override IP address when the VPN is connected, the device will not act as a
router, and most Layer 3 routing functions will cease to work.
DHCP Server Settings
DHCP Server
When this setting is enabled, the DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to
each computer that is connected via LAN and configured to obtain an IP address via
DHCP. The Pepwave router’s DHCP server can prevent IP address collision on the LAN.
IP Range &
Subnet Mask
These settings allocate a range of IP addresses that will be assigned to LAN computers by
the Pepwave router’s DHCP server.
Lease Time
This setting specifies the length of time throughout which an IP address of a DHCP client
remains valid. Upon expiration of the lease time, the assigned IP address will no longer be
valid and renewal of the IP address assignment will be required.
DNS Servers
This option allows you to input the DNS server addresses to be offered to DHCP clients. If
Assign DNS server automatically is selected, the Pepwave router’s built-in DNS server
address (i.e., LAN IP address) will be offered.
WINS Server
This option allows you to optionally specify a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
server. You may choose to use the built-in WINS server or external WINS servers.
When this unit is connected using SpeedFusionTM, other VPN peers can share this unit's
built-in WINS server by entering this unit's LAN IP address in their DHCP WINS Server
setting. Afterward, all PC clients in the VPN can resolve the NetBIOS names of other
clients in remote peers. If you have enabled this option, a list of WINS clients will be
displayed at Status>WINS Clients.
BOOTP
Check this box to enable BOOTP on older networks that still require it.
Extended
DHCP Option
In addition to standard DHCP options (e.g., DNS server address, gateway address, subnet
mask), you can specify the value of additional extended DHCP options, as defined in RFC
2132. With these extended options enabled, you can pass additional configuration
information to LAN hosts.
To define an extended DHCP option, click the Add button, choose the option to define and
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enter its value. For values that are in IP address list format, you can enter one IP address
per line in the provided text area input control. Each option can be defined once only.
DHCP
Reservation
This setting reserves the assignment of fixed IP addresses for a list of computers on the
LAN. The computers to be assigned fixed IP addresses on the LAN are identified by their
MAC addresses. The fixed IP address assignment is displayed as a cross-reference list
between the computers’ names, MAC addresses, and fixed IP addresses.
Name (an optional field) allows you to specify a name to represent the device. MAC
addresses should be in the format of 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE. Press to create a new
record. Press to remove a record. Reserved client information can be imported from
the Client List, located at Status>Client List. For more details, please refer to Section
21.3.
LAN Physical Settings
Speed
This is the port speed of the LAN interface. It should be set to the same speed as the
connected device to avoid port negotiation problems. When a static speed is set, you may
choose whether to advertise its speed to the peer device. Auto is selected by default. You
can choose not to advertise the port speed if the port has difficulty negotiating with the
peer device.
Static Route Settings
Static Route
This table is for defining static routing rules for the LAN segment. A static route consists of
the network address, subnet mask, and gateway address. The address and subnet mask
values are in w.x.y.z format.
The local LAN subnet and subnets behind the LAN will be advertised to the VPN. Remote
routes sent over the VPN will also be accepted. Any VPN member will be able to route to
the local subnets. Press to create a new route. Press to remove a route.
WINS Server Settings
Enable
Check the box to enable the WINS server. A list of WINS clients will be displayed at
Status>WINS Clients.
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DNS Proxy Settings
Enable
To enable the DNS proxy feature, check this box, and then set up the feature at
Network>LAN>DNS Proxy Settings. A DNS proxy server can be enabled to
serve DNS requests originating from LAN/PPTP/SpeedFusionTM peers. Requests
are forwarded to the DNS servers/resolvers defined for each WAN connection.
DNS Caching
This field is to enable DNS caching on the built-in DNS proxy server. When the
option is enabled, queried DNS replies will be cached until the records’ TTL has
been reached. This feature can help improve DNS lookup time. However, it
cannot return the most up-to-date result for those frequently updated DNS
records. By default, DNS Caching is disabled.
Include Google Public
DNS Servers
When this option is enabled, the DNS proxy server will also forward DNS
requests to Google's Public DNS Servers, in addition to the DNS servers defined
in each WAN. This could increase the DNS service's availability. This setting is
disabled by default.
Local DNS Records
This table is for defining custom local DNS records. A static local DNS record
consists of a host name and IP address. When looking up the host name from the
LAN to LAN IP of the Pepwave router, the corresponding IP address will be
returned. Press to create a new record. Press to remove a record.
DNS Resolvers A
Check the box to enable the WINS server. A list of WINS clients will be displayed
at Network>LAN>DNS Proxy Settings>DNS Resolvers. This field specifies
which DNS resolvers will receive forwarded DNS requests. If no WAN/VPN/LAN
DNS resolver is selected, all of the WAN’s DNS resolvers will be selected.
If a SpeedFusionTM peer is selected, you may enter the VPN peer’s DNS resolver
IP address(es). Queries will be forwarded to the selected connections’ resolvers. If
all of the selected connections are down, queries will be forwarded to all resolvers
on healthy WAN connections.
A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right hand corner to activate.
Finally, if needed, configure Bonjour forwarding, Apple’s zero configuration networking
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protocol. Once VLAN configuration is complete, click Save to store your changes.
Bonjour Forwarding Settings
Enable
Check this box to turn on Bonjour forwarding.
Bonjour
Service
Choose Service and Client networks from the drop-down menus, and then click to
add the networks. To delete an existing Bonjour listing, click .
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To enable VLAN configuration, click the button in the IP Settings section.
To add a new LAN, click the New LAN button. To change LAN settings, click the name
of the LAN to change under the LAN heading.
The following settings are displayed when creating a new LAN or editing an existing
LAN.
IP Settings
IP Address &
Subnet Mask
Enter the Pepwave router’s IP address and subnet mask values to be used on the LAN.
Network Settings
Name
Enter a name for the LAN.
VLAN ID
Enter a number for your VLAN.
Inter-VLAN
routing
Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs.
Captive Portal
Check this box to turn on captive portals.
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DHCP Server Settings
DHCP Server
When this setting is enabled, the Pepwave router’s DHCP server automatically assigns an
IP address to each computer that is connected via LAN and configured to obtain an IP
address via DHCP. The Pepwave router’s DHCP server can prevent IP address collisions
on the LAN.
To enable DHCP bridge relay, please click the icon on this menu item.
IP Range &
Subnet Mask
These settings allocate a range of IP address that will be assigned to LAN computers by the
Pepwave router’s DHCP server.
Lease Time
This setting specifies the length of time throughout which an IP address of a DHCP client
remains valid. Upon expiration of Lease Time, the assigned IP address will no longer be
valid and the IP address assignment must be renewed.
DNS Servers
This option allows you to input the DNS server addresses to be offered to DHCP clients. If
Assign DNS server automatically is selected, the Pepwave router’s built-in DNS server
address (i.e., LAN IP address) will be offered.
WINS Servers
This option allows you to specify the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server. You
may choose to use the built-in WINS server or external WINS servers. When this unit is
connected using SpeedFusionTM, other VPN peers can share this unit's built-in WINS server
by entering this unit's LAN IP address in their DHCP WINS Servers setting. Therefore, all
PC clients in the VPN can resolve the NetBIOS names of other clients in remote peers. If
you have enabled this option, a list of WINS clients will be displayed at Status>WINS
Clients.
BOOTP
Check this box to enable BOOTP on older networks that still require it.
Extended
DHCP Option
In addition to standard DHCP options (e.g. DNS server address, gateway address, subnet
mask), you can specify the value of additional extended DHCP options, as defined in RFC
2132. With these extended options enabled, you can pass additional configuration
information to LAN hosts. To define an extended DHCP option, click the Add button, choose
the option to define, and then enter its value. For values that are in IP address list format,
you can enter one IP address per line in the provided text area input control. Each option
can be defined once only.
DHCP
Reservation
This setting reserves the assignment of fixed IP addresses for a list of computers on the
LAN. The computers to be assigned fixed IP addresses on the LAN are identified by their
MAC addresses. The fixed IP address assignment is displayed as a cross-reference list
between the computers’ names, MAC addresses, and fixed IP addresses.
Name (an optional field) allows you to specify a name to represent the device. MAC
addresses should be in the format of 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE. Press to create a new
record. Press to remove a record. Reserved clients information can be imported from
the Client List, located at Status>Client List. For more details, please refer to Section
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21.3.
To configure DHCP relay, first click the button found next to the DHCP Server option
to display the settings.
DHCP Relay Settings
Enable
Check this box to turn on DHCP relay. Click the icon to disable DHCP relay.
DHCP Server IP
Address
Enter the IP addresses of one or two DHCP servers in the provided fields. The DHCP
servers entered here will receive relayed DHCP requests from the LAN. For active-passive
DHCP server configurations, enter active and passive DHCP server relay IP addresses in
DHCP Server 1 and DHCP Server 2.
DHCP Option
82
DCHP Option 82 includes device information as relay agent for the attached client when
forwarding DHCP requests from client to server. This option also embeds the device’s MAC
address and network name in circuit and remote IDs. Check this box to enable DHCP
Option 82.
Once DHCP is set up, configure LAN Physical Settings, Static Route Settings, WINS
Server Settings, and DNS Proxy Settings as noted above.
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8.2 Captive Portal
The captive portal serves as gateway that clients have to pass if they wish to access the
internet using your router. To configure, navigate to Network>LAN>Captive Portal.
Captive Portal Settings
Enable
Check Enable and then, optionally, select the LANs/VLANs that will use the captive
portal.
Hostname
To customize the portal’s form submission and redirection URL, enter a new URL in this
field. To reset the URL to factory settings, click Default.
Access Mode
Click Open Access to allow clients to freely access your router. Click User
Authentication to force your clients to authenticate before accessing your router.
RADIUS Server
This authenticates your clients through a RADIUS server. After selecting this option, you
will see the following fields:
Fill in the necessary information to complete your connection to the server and enable
authentication.
LDAP Server
This authenticates your clients through a LDAP server. Upon selecting this option, you
will see the following fields:
Fill in the necessary information to complete your connection to the server and enable
authentication.
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Access
Quota
Set a time and data cap to each user’s Internet usage.
Quota Reset
Time
This menu determines how your usage quota resets. Setting it to Daily will reset it at a
specified time every day. Setting a number of minutes after quota reached establish a
timer for each user that begins after the quota has been reached.
Allowed
Networks
To whitelist a network, enter the domain name / IP address here and click . To
delete an existing network from the list of allowed networks, click the button next
to the listing.
Splash Page
Here, you can choose between using the Pepwave router’s built-in captive portal and
redirecting clients to a URL you define.
The Portal Customization menu has two options: and . Clicking
displays a pop-up previewing the captive portal that your clients will see. Clicking
displays the following menu:
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Portal Customization
Logo
Image
Click the Choose File button to select a logo to use for the built-in portal.
Message
If you have any additional messages for your users, enter them in this field.
Terms &
Conditions
If you would like to use your own set of terms and conditions, please enter them here. If
left empty, the built-in portal will display the default terms and conditions.
Custom
Landing
Page
Fill in this field to redirect clients to an external URL.
9 Configuring the WAN Interface(s)
WAN Interface settings are located at Network>WAN. To reorder WAN priority, drag on
the appropriate WAN by holding the left mouse button, move it to the desired priority
(the first one would be the highest priority, the second one would be lower priority, and
so on), and drop it by releasing the mouse button.
To disable a particular WAN connection, drag on the appropriate WAN by holding the
left mouse button, move it the Disabled row, and drop it by releasing the mouse button.
You can also set priorities on the Dashboard. Click the Details button in the
corresponding row to modify the connection setting.
Important Note
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9.1 Ethernet WAN
From Network>WAN, choose a WAN connection and then click Details.
WAN Port (Section 1)
WAN
Connection
Name
Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.
Connection
Method
There are three possible connection methods for Ethernet WAN:
DHCP
Static IP
PPPoE
The connection method and details are determined by, and can be obtained from, the ISP.
See the following sections for details on each connection method.
Routing Mode
This field shows that NAT (network address translation) will be applied to the traffic routed
over this WAN connection. IP Forwarding is available when you click the link in the help
text.
IP
Address/Subnet
Mask/Default
Gateway
Enter the WAN IP address and subnet mask, as well as the IP address of the default
gateway, in these fields.
Hostname
Enter a hostname for this WAN port if needed.
DNS Servers
Select a DNS server for this port to use. This port can either be automatically selected or
manually designated.
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WAN Port (Section 2)
Standby State
This setting specifies the standby state of the WAN connection. The available options are
Remain connected and Disconnect. The default state is Remain Connected.
Upstream
Bandwidth
This setting specifies the data bandwidth in the outbound direction from the LAN through the
WAN interface.
Downstream
Bandwidth
This setting specifies the data bandwidth in the inbound direction from the WAN interface to
the LAN. This value is referenced as the default weight value when using the algorithm
Least Used or the algorithm Persistence (Auto) in outbound policy with Managed by
Custom Rules chosen (see Section 14.2).
Health Check
Method
This setting specifies the health check method for the WAN connection. The value of method
can be configured as Disabled, Ping, DNS Lookup, or HTTP. The default method is
Disabled. See Section 9.4 for configuration details.
PING Hosts
These fields are for specifying the target DNS servers where DNS lookups will be sent to for
health check.
If the box Use first two DNS servers as Health Check DNS Servers is checked, the first two
DNS servers will be the DNS lookup targets for checking the connection healthiness. If the
box is not checked, the field Host 1 must be filled and the field Host 2 is optional.
The connection is considered to be up if DNS responses are received from any one of the
health check DNS servers, regardless of whether the result is positive or negative.
Timeout
If a health check test cannot be completed within the specified amount of time, the test will
be treated as failed.
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Health Check
Interval
This is the number of consecutive check failures before treating a connection as down.
Health Check
Retries
This is the number of consecutive check failures before treating a connection as down.
Recovery
Retries
This is the number of responses required after a health check failure before treating a
connection as up again.
WAN Port (Section 3)
Dynamic DNS
Service
Provider
This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN based on
supported dynamic DNS service providers:
changeip.com
dyndns.org
no-ip.org
tzo.com
DNS-O-Matic
Select Disabled to disable this feature. See Section 9.5 for configuration details.
Bandwidth
Allowance
Monitor
This option enables bandwidth usage monitoring on this WAN connection for each billing
cycle. When this setting is not enabled, each month’s bandwidth usage is tracked, but no
action will be taken.
Port Speed
This setting specifies port speed and duplex configurations of the WAN port. By default,
Auto is selected and the appropriate data speed is automatically detected by the Pepwave
router. In the event of negotiation issues, the port speed can be manually specified. You can
also choose whether or not to advertise the speed to the peer by selecting the Advertise
Speed checkbox.
MTU
This setting specifies the maximum transmission unit. By default, MTU is set to Custom
1440. You may adjust the MTU value by editing the text field. Click Default to restore the
default MTU value. Select Auto and the appropriate MTU value will be automatically
detected. Auto-detection will run each time the WAN connection establishes.
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WAN Port (Section 4)
MSS
This setting should be configured based on the maximum payload size that the local system
can handle. The MSS (maximum segment size) is computed from the MTU minus 40 bytes
for TCP over IPv4. If MTU is set to Auto, the MSS will also be set automatically. By default,
MSS is set to Auto.
MAC Address
Clone
Some service providers (e.g., cable providers) identify the client’s MAC address and require
the client to always use the same MAC address to connect to the network. In such cases,
change the WAN interface’s MAC address to the original client PC’s MAC address via this
field. The default MAC address is a unique value assigned at the factory. In most cases, the
default value is sufficient. Clicking Default restores the MAC address to the default value.
VLAN
Click the square if you wish to enable VLAN functionality and enable multiple broadcast
domains. Once you enable VLAN, you will be able to enter a name for your network.
Reply to ICMP
PING
If this field is disabled, the WAN connection will not respond to ICMP ping requests. By
default, this is enabled.
Additional
Public IP
Address
The IP Address list represents the list of fixed Internet IP addresses assigned by the ISP, in
the event that more than one Internet IP address is assigned to this WAN connection. Enter
the fixed Internet IP addresses and the corresponding subnet mask, and then click the
Down Arrow button to populate IP address entries to the IP Address List.
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IPv6
IPv6
IPv6 support can be enabled on one of the available Ethernet WAN ports. On this screen, you
can choose which WAN will support IPv6. To enable IPv6 support on a WAN, the WAN router
must respond to stateless address auto configuration advertisements and DHCPv6 requests.
IPv6 clients on the LAN will acquire their IPv6, gateway, and DNS server addresses from it.
The device will also acquire an IPv6 address for performing ping/traceroute checks and
accepting web admin accesses. Note: This feature is only available on the Pepwave MAX 700,
HD2, and HD2 IP67.
9.1.1 DHCP Connection
There are three possible connection methods:
1. DHCP
2. Static IP
3. PPPoE
4. L2TP
The DHCP connection method is suitable if the ISP provides an IP address
automatically using DHCP (e.g., satellite modem, WiMAX modem, cable, Metro
Ethernet, etc.).
DHCP Connection Settings
Routing Mode
NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that is
routable on the destination network. By clicking the help icon in this field, you can
display the IP Forwarding option, if your network requires it.
IP Address/
Subnet Mask/
Default Gateway
This information is obtained from the ISP automatically.
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Hostname
(Optional)
If your service provider's DHCP server requires you to supply a hostname value
upon acquiring an IP address, you may enter the value here. If your service
provider does not provide you with the value, you can safely bypass this option.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting
specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup
is routed through this connection.
Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS servers
being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used for outbound DNS lookups
over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP
address assigned from the DHCP server.)
When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you may enter
custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS Server 1
and DNS Server 2 fields.
9.1.2 Static IP Connection
The static IP connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a static IP address to
connect directly.
Static IP Settings
Routing Mode
NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that is
routable on the destination network. By clicking the help icon in this field, you can display
the IP Forwarding option, if your network requires it.
IP Address /
Subnet Mask /
Default
Gateway
These settings allow you to specify the information required in order to communicate on
the Internet via a fixed Internet IP address. The information is typically determined by and
can be obtained from the ISP.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting specifies the
DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup is routed through
this connection. Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS
servers being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used for outbound DNS lookups
over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP address
assigned from the DHCP server.) When Use the following DNS server address(es) is
selected, you may enter custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the
DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2 fields.
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9.1.3 PPPoE Connection
This connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a login ID/password to connect
via PPPoE.
PPPoE Settings
Routing Mode
NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that is
routable on the destination network. By clicking the help icon in this field, you can
display the IP Forwarding option, if your network requires it.
IP Address /
Subnet Mask /
Default Gateway
This information is obtained from the ISP automatically.
PPPoE User
Name / Password
Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via PPPoE to the ISP.
The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from the ISP.
Confirm PPPoE
Password
Verify your password by entering it again in this field.
Service Name
(Optional)
Service name is provided by the ISP.
Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP.
IP Address
(Optional)
If your ISP provides a PPPoE IP address, enter it here.
Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting specifies
the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup is routed
through this connection. Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results
in the DNS servers being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used for outbound
DNS lookups over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN
IP address assigned from the DHCP server.) When Use the following DNS server
address(es) is selected, you may enter custom DNS server addresses for this WAN
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connection into the DNS Server 1 and DNS Server 2 fields.
L2TP Settings
L2TP User
Name /
Password
Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via L2TP to your ISP.
The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from your ISP.
Confirm L2TP
Password
Verify your password by entering it again in this field.
Server IP
Address / Host
L2TP server address is a parameter which is provided by your ISP.
Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP.
Address Type
Your ISP will also indicate whether the server IP address is Dynamic or Static. Please click
the appropriate value.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting specifies the
DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup is routed through this
connection.
Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS servers assigned
by the PPPoE server to be used for outbound DNS lookups over the WAN connection.
(The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP address assigned from the PPPoE
server.)
When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you can enter custom DNS
server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS server 1 and DNS server 2 fields.
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9.2 Cellular WAN
To access cellular WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details.
(Available on the Pepwave MAX BR1, Transit, HD2, and HD2 IP67 only)
Cellular Status
IMSI
This is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity which uniquely identifies the SIM card. This
is applicable to 3G modems only.
MEID
Some Pepwave routers support both HSPA and EV-DO. For Sprint or Verizon Wireless EV-DO
users, a unique MEID identifier code (in hexadecimal format) is used by the carrier to associate
the EV-DO device with the user. This information is presented in hex and decimal format.
ESN
This serves the same purpose as MEID HEX but uses an older format.
IMEI
This is the unique ID for identifying the modem in GSM/HSPA mode.
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WAN Connection Settings
WAN
Connection
Name
Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.
Network Mode
Users have to specify the network they are on accordingly.
Routing Mode
This option allows you to select the routing method to be used in routing IP frames via the
WAN connection. The mode can be either NAT (network address translation) or IP
Forwarding. Click the button to enable IP forwarding.
DNS Servers
Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting specifies the
DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS lookup is routed through this
connection.
Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS servers assigned
by the PPPoE server to be used for outbound DNS lookups over the WAN connection.
(The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP address assigned from the PPPoE
server.)
When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you can enter custom DNS
server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS server 1 and DNS server 2 fields.
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Cellular Settings
Network
Selection
By default, the MAX router will automatically choose a network to connect to. If you wish to
use only certain networks, click the button beside the menu item.
3G/2G
This drop-down menu allows restricting cellular to particular band. Click the button to
enable the selection of specific bands.
Authentication
Choose from PAP Only or CHAP Only to use those authentication methods exclusively.
Select Auto to automatically choose an authentication method.
Data Roaming
This checkbox enables data roaming on this particular SIM card. Please check your service
provider’s data roaming policy before proceeding.
Operator
Settings
This setting applies to 3G/EDGE/GPRS modems only. It does not apply to EVDO/EVDO Rev.
A modems. This allows you to configure the APN settings of your connection. If Auto is
selected, the mobile operator should be detected automatically. The connected device will be
configured and connection will be made automatically. If there is any difficulty in making
connection, you may select Custom to enter your carrier’s APN, Login, Password, and Dial
Number settings manually. The correct values can be obtained from your carrier. The default
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and recommended setting is Auto.
APN / Login /
Password /
SIM PIN
When Auto is selected, the information in these fields will be filled automatically. Select
Custom to customize these parameters. The parameter values are determined by and can be
obtained from the ISP.
Bandwidth
Allowance
Monitor
Check the box Enable to enable bandwidth usage monitoring on this WAN connection for each
billing cycle. When this option is not enabled, bandwidth usage of each month is still being
tracked but no action will be taken.
Action
If email notification is enabled, you will be notified by email when usage hits 75% and 95% of
the monthly allowance. If Disconnect when usage hits 100% of monthly allowance is
checked, this WAN connection will be disconnected automatically when the usage hits the
monthly allowance. It will not resume connection unless this option has been turned off or the
usage has been reset when a new billing cycle starts.
Start Day
This option allows you to define which day of the month each billing cycle begins.
Monthly
Allowance
This field is for defining the maximum bandwidth usage allowed for the WAN connection each
month.
General Settings
Standby State
This option allows you to choose whether to remain connected or disconnected when this WAN
connection is no longer in the highest priority and has entered the standby state. When Remain
connected is chosen, bringing up this WAN connection to active makes it immediately available
for use.
Idle
Disconnect
When Internet traffic is not detected within the user-specified timeframe, the modem will
automatically disconnect. Once the traffic is resumed by the LAN host, the connection will be re-
activated.
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Health Check Settings
Heath Check
Method
This setting allows you to specify the health check method for the cellular connection. Available
options are Disabled, Ping, DNS Lookup, HTTP, and SmartCheck. The default method is
DNS Lookup. See Section 9.4 for configuration details.
Timeout
If a health check test cannot be completed within the specified amount of time, the test will be
treated as failed.
Health Check
Interval
This is the time interval between each health check test.
Health Check
Retries
This is the number of consecutive check failures before treating a connection as down.
Recovery
Retries
This is the number of responses required after a health check failure before treating a
connection as up again.
Dynamic DNS Settings
Dynamic DNS
Service
Provider
This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN based on
supported dynamic DNS service providers:
changeip.com
dyndns.org
no-ip.org
tzo.com
DNS-O-Matic
Select Disabled to disable this feature. See Section 9.5 for configuration details.
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9.3 Wi-Fi WAN
To access Wi-Fi WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details.
Wi-Fi Connection Settings
WAN Connection
Name
Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.
Standby State
This setting specifies the state of the WAN connection while in standby. The available
options are Remain Connected (hot standby) and Disconnect (cold standby).
MTU
This setting specifies the maximum transmission unit. By default, MTU is set to Custom
1440. You may adjust the MTU value by editing the text field. Click Default to restore the
default MTU value. Select Auto and the appropriate MTU value will be automatically
detected. The auto-detection will run each time the WAN connection establishes
Reply to ICMP
PING
If this setting is disabled, the WAN connection will not respond to ICMP ping requests. By
default, this setting is enabled.
Wi-Fi WAN Settings
Channel
Selection
Determine whether the channel will be automatically selected. If you select custom, the
following table will appear:
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Checking this box will enable Wi-Fi roaming. Click the icon for additional options.
Connect to
Any Open
Mode AP
This option is to specify whether the Wi-Fi WAN will connect to any open mode access
points it finds.
Bandwidth Allowance Monitor
Action
If Error! Reference source not found. is enabled, you will be notified by email
when usage hits 75% and 95% of the monthly allowance.
If Disconnect when usage hits 100% of monthly allowance is checked, this WAN
connection will be disconnected automatically when the usage hits the monthly allowance.
It will not resume connection unless this option has been turned off or the usage has been
reset when a new billing cycle starts.
Start Day
This option allows you to define which day of the month each billing cycle begins.
Monthly
Allowance
This field is for defining the maximum bandwidth usage allowed for the WAN connection
each month.
Health Check Settings
Method
This setting specifies the health check method for the WAN connection. This value can be
configured as Disabled, PING, DNS Lookup, or HTTP. The default method is DNS
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Lookup. For mobile Internet connections, the value of Method can be configured as
Disabled or SmartCheck.
Health Check Disabled
When Disabled is chosen in the Method field, the WAN connection will always be considered as up. The
connection will NOT be treated as down in the event of IP routing errors.
Health Check Method: PING
ICMP ping packets will be issued to test the connectivity with a configurable target IP address or hostname. A WAN
connection is considered as up if ping responses are received from either one or both of the ping hosts.
PING Hosts
This setting specifies IP addresses or hostnames with which connectivity is to be tested via
ICMP ping. If Use first two DNS servers as Ping Hosts is checked, the target ping host
will be the first DNS server for the corresponding WAN connection. Reliable ping hosts with
a high uptime should be considered. By default, the first two DNS servers of the WAN
connection are used as the ping hosts.
Health Check Method: DNS Lookup
DNS lookups will be issued to test connectivity with target DNS servers. The connection will be treated as up if DNS
responses are received from one or both of the servers, regardless of whether the result was positive or negative.
Health Check
DNS Servers
This field allows you to specify two DNS hosts’ IP addresses with which connectivity is to be
tested via DNS Lookup.
If Use first two DNS servers as Health Check DNS Servers is checked, the first two DNS
servers will be the DNS lookup targets for checking a connection's health. If the box is not
checked, Host 1 must be filled, while a value for Host 2 is optional.
If Include public DNS servers is selected and no response is received from all specified
DNS servers, DNS lookups will also be issued to some public DNS servers. A WAN
connection will be treated as down only if there is also no response received from the public
DNS servers.
Connections will be considered as up if DNS responses are received from any one of the
health check DNS servers, regardless of a positive or negative result. By default, the first
two DNS servers of the WAN connection are used as the health check DNS servers.
Health Check Method: HTTP
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HTTP connections will be issued to test connectivity with configurable URLs and strings to match.
URL1
WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL1
The URL will be retrieved when performing an HTTP health check. When String to Match
is left blank, a health check will pass if the HTTP return code is between 200 and 299
(Note: HTTP redirection codes 301 or 302 are treated as failures). When String to Match is
filled, a health check will pass if the HTTP return code is between 200 and 299 and if the
HTTP response content contains the string.
URL 2
WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL2
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Other Health Check Settings
Timeout
This setting specifies the timeout in seconds for ping/DNS lookup requests. The default
timeout is 5 seconds.
Health Check
Interval
This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup requests.
The default health check interval is 5 seconds.
Health Check
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which the
Peplink Balance will treat the corresponding WAN connection as down. Default health
retries is set to 3. Using the default Health Retries setting of 3, the corresponding WAN
connection will be treated as down after three consecutive timeouts.
Recovery
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup responses
that must be received before the Peplink Balance treats a previously down WAN connection
as up again. By default, Recover Retries is set to 3. Using the default setting, a WAN
connection that is treated as down will be considered as up again upon receiving three
consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup responses.
Dynamic DNS Settings
Service Provider
This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN.
Supported providers are:
changeip.com
dyndns.org
no-ip.org
tzo.com
DNS-O-Matic
Select Disabled to disable this feature.
User ID / User /
Email
This setting specifies the registered user name for the dynamic DNS service.
Password / Pass /
This setting specifies the password for the dynamic DNS service.
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TZO Key
Update All Hosts
Check this box to automatically update all hosts.
Hosts / Domain
This setting specifies a list of hostnames or domains to be associated with the public
Internet IP address of the WAN connection.
Important Note
In order to use dynamic DNS services, appropriate hostname registration(s), as well as a valid account with a
supported dynamic DNS service provider, are required.
A dynamic DNS update is performed whenever a WAN’s IP address is changed, such as when an IP is changed
after a DHCP IP refresh or reconnection.
Due to dynamic DNS service providers’ policies, a dynamic DNS host expires automatically when the host record
has not been not updated for a long time. Therefore, the Peplink Balance performs an update every 23 days, even if
a WAN’s IP address did not change.
9.3.1 Creating Wi-Fi Connection Profiles
You can manually create a profile to connect to a Wi-Fi connection. This is useful for
creating a profile for connecting to hidden-SSID access points. Click
Network>WAN>Details>Create Profile… to get started.
This will open a window similar to the one shown below:
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Wi-Fi Connection Profile Settings
Type
Select whether the network will connect automatically or manually.
Network Name
(SSID)
Enter a name to represent this Wi-Fi connection.
Security
This option allows you to select which security policy is used for this wireless network.
Available options:
Open
WEP
WPA/WPA2 – Personal
WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise
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9.4 WAN Health Check
To ensure traffic is routed to healthy WAN connections only, the Pepwave router can
periodically check the health of each WAN connection. The health check settings for
each WAN connection can be independently configured via Network>WAN>Details.
Health Check Settings
Method
This setting specifies the health check method for the WAN connection. This value can be
configured as Disabled, PING, DNS Lookup, or HTTP. The default method is DNS
Lookup. For mobile Internet connections, the value of Method can be configured as
Disabled or SmartCheck.
Health Check Disabled
When Disabled is chosen in the Method field, the WAN connection will always be considered as up. The
connection will NOT be treated as down in the event of IP routing errors.
Health Check Method: PING
ICMP ping packets will be issued to test the connectivity with a configurable target IP address or hostname. A WAN
connection is considered as up if ping responses are received from either one or both of the ping hosts.
PING Hosts
This setting specifies IP addresses or hostnames with which connectivity is to be tested via
ICMP ping. If Use first two DNS servers as Ping Hosts is checked, the target ping host
will be the first DNS server for the corresponding WAN connection. Reliable ping hosts with
a high uptime should be considered. By default, the first two DNS servers of the WAN
connection are used as the ping hosts.
Health Check Method: DNS Lookup
DNS lookups will be issued to test connectivity with target DNS servers. The connection will be treated as up if DNS
responses are received from one or both of the servers, regardless of whether the result was positive or negative.
Health Check
DNS Servers
This field allows you to specify two DNS hosts’ IP addresses with which connectivity is to be
tested via DNS lookup.
If Use first two DNS servers as Health Check DNS Servers is checked, the first two DNS
servers will be the DNS lookup targets for checking a connection's health. If the box is not
checked, Host 1 must be filled, while a value for Host 2 is optional.
If Include public DNS servers is selected and no response is received from all specified
DNS servers, DNS lookups will also be issued to some public DNS servers. A WAN
connection will be treated as down only if there is also no response received from the public
DNS servers.
Connections will be considered as up if DNS responses are received from any one of the
health check DNS servers, regardless of a positive or negative result. By default, the first
two DNS servers of the WAN connection are used as the health check DNS servers.
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Health Check Method: HTTP
HTTP connections will be issued to test connectivity with configurable URLs and strings to match.
URL1
WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL1
The URL will be retrieved when performing an HTTP health check. When String to Match
is left blank, a health check will pass if the HTTP return code is between 200 and 299
(Note: HTTP redirection codes 301 or 302 are treated as failures). When String to Match is
filled, a health check will pass if the HTTP return code is between 200 and 299 and if the
HTTP response content contains the string.
URL 2
WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL2
If URL2 is also provided, a health check will pass if either one of the tests passed.
Other Health Check Settings
Timeout
This setting specifies the timeout in seconds for ping/DNS lookup requests. The default
timeout is 5 seconds.
Health Check
Interval
This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup requests.
The default health check interval is 5 seconds.
Health Check
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which the
Pepwave router will treat the corresponding WAN connection as down. Default health
retries is set to 3. Using the default Health Retries setting of 3, the corresponding WAN
connection will be treated as down after three consecutive timeouts.
Recovery
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup responses
that must be received before the Pepwave router treats a previously down WAN connection
as up again. By default, Recover Retries is set to 3. Using the default setting, a WAN
connection that is treated as down will be considered as up again upon receiving three
consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup responses.
Automatic Public DNS Server Check on DNS Test Failure
When the health check method is set to DNS Lookup and health checks fail, the Pepwave router will automatically
perform DNS lookups on public DNS servers. If the tests are successful, the WAN may not be down, but rather the
target DNS server malfunctioned. You will see the following warning message on the main page:
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9.5 Dynamic DNS Settings
Pepwave routers are capable of registering the domain name relationships to dynamic
DNS service providers. Through registration with dynamic DNS service provider(s), the
default public Internet IP address of each WAN connection can be associated with a
host name. With dynamic DNS service enabled for a WAN connection, you can connect
to your WAN's IP address from the external, even if its IP address is dynamic. You must
register for an account from the listed dynamic DNS service providers before enabling
this option.
If the WAN connection's IP address is a reserved private IP address (i.e., behind a NAT
router), the public IP of each WAN will be automatically reported to the DNS service
provider.
Either upon a change in IP addresses or every 23 days without link reconnection, the
Pepwave router will connect to the dynamic DNS service provider to perform an IP
address update within the provider’s records.
The settings for dynamic DNS service provider(s) and the association of hostname(s)
are configured via Network>WAN>Details>Dynamic DNS Service Provider/Dynamic
DNS Settings.
Dynamic DNS Settings
Dynamic DNS
This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN based
on supported dynamic DNS service providers:
changeip.com
dyndns.org
no-ip.org
tzo.com
DNS-O-Matic
Select Disabled to disable this feature.
Account Name /
This setting specifies the registered user name for the dynamic DNS service.
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Email Address
Password / TZO
Key
This setting specifies the password for the dynamic DNS service.
Hosts / Domain
This field allows you to specify a list of host names or domains to be associated with
the public Internet IP address of the WAN connection. If you need to enter more than
one host, use a carriage return to separate them.
Important Note
In order to use dynamic DNS services, appropriate host name registration(s) and a valid account with a supported
dynamic DNS service provider are required. A dynamic DNS update is performed whenever a WAN’s IP address
changes (e.g., the IP is changed after a DHCP IP refresh, reconnection, etc.). Due to dynamic DNS service
providers’ policy, a dynamic DNS host will automatically expire if the host record has not been updated for a long
time. Therefore the Pepwave router performs an update every 23 days, even if a WAN’s IP address has not
changed.
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10 Advanced Wi-Fi Settings
Wi-Fi settings can be configured at Advanced>Wi-Fi Settings (or AP>Settings on
some models). Note that menus displayed can vary by model.
Wi-Fi Radio Settings
Operating
Country
This drop-down menu specifies the national/regional regulations which the Wi-Fi radio
should follow.
If a North American region is selected, RF channels 1 to 11 will be available
and the maximum transmission power will be 26 dBm (400 mW).
If European region is selected, RF channels 1 to 13 will be available. The
maximum transmission power will be 20 dBm (100 mW).
NOTE: Users are required to choose an option suitable to local laws and regulations.
Important Note
Per FCC regulation, the country selection is not available on all models marketed in
the US. All US models are fixed to US channels only.
Wi-Fi AP Settings
Protocol
This option allows you to specify whether 802.11b and/or 802.11g client association
requests will be accepted. Available options are 802.11ng and 802.11na. By default,
802.11ng is selected.
Channel
This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be utilized. Channel 1
(2.412 GHz) is selected by default.
Channel Width
Available options are 20 MHz, 40 MHz, and Auto (20/40 MHz) . Default is Auto (20/40
MHz), which allows both widths to be used simultaneously.
Output Power
This option is for specifying the transmission output power for the Wi-Fi AP. There are 4
relative power levels available – Max, High, Mid, and Low. The actual output power
will be bound by the regulatory limits of the selected country.
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Advanced Wi-Fi AP settings can be displayed by clicking the on the top right-hand
corner of the Wi-Fi AP Settings section, which can be found at AP>Settings. Other
models will display a separate section called Wi-Fi AP Advanced Settings, which can
be found at Advanced>Wi-Fi Settings.
Wi-Fi AP Advanced Settings
Beacon Rate A
This option is for setting the transmit bit rate for sending a beacon. By default, 1Mbps is
selected.
Beacon Interval A
This option is for setting the time interval between each beacon. By default, 100ms is
selected.
DTIM A
This field allows you to set the frequency for the beacon to include delivery traffic
indication messages. The interval is measured in milliseconds. The default value is set to
1 ms.
Slot Time A
This field is for specifying the unit wait time before transmitting a packet. By default, this
field is set to 9 µs.
ACK Timeout A
This field is for setting the wait time to receive an acknowledgement packet before
performing a retransmission. By default, this field is set to 48 µs.
Frame
Aggregation A
This option allows you to enable frame aggregation to increase transmission throughput.
Guard Interval A
This is where you opt for a short or long guard period interval for your transmissions.
A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
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Wi-Fi WAN settings can be configured at Advanced>Wi-Fi Settings (or
Advanced>Wi-Fi WAN or some models).
Wi-Fi WAN Settings
Channel Width
Available options are 20/40 MHz and 20 MHz. Default is 20/40 MHz, which allows both
widths to be used simultaneously.
Bit Rate
This option allows you to select a specific bit rate for data transfer over the device’s Wi-
Fi network. By default, Auto is selected.
Output Power
This option is for specifying the transmission output power for the Wi-Fi AP. There are 4
relative power levels available – Max, High, Mid, and Low. The actual output power
will be bound by the regulatory limits of the selected country. Note that selecting the
Boost option may cause the MAX’s radio output to exceed local regulatory limits.
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11 MediaFast Configuration
MediaFast settings can be configured from the Network menu.
11.1 Setting Up MediaFast Content Caching
To access MediaFast content caching settings, select Advanced>Cache Control.
Cache Control Settings
Domain
Choose to Cache on all domains, or enter domain names and then choose either Cache
the specified domains only or Do not cache the specified domains.
Content Type
Check these boxes to cache the listed content types or leave boxes unchecked to disable
caching for the listed types.
Cache Lifetime
Settings
Enter a file extension, such as JPG or DOC. Then enter a lifetime in days to specify how
long files with that extension will be cached. Add or delete entries using the controls on the
right.
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11.2 Scheduling Content Prefetching
Content prefetching allows you to download content on a schedule that you define,
which can help to preserve network bandwidth during busy times and keep costs down.
To access MediaFast content prefetching settings, select Advanced >Prefetch
Schedule.
Prefetch Schedule Settings
Name
This field displays the name given to the scheduled download.
Status
Check the status of your scheduled download here.
Next Run
Time/Last Run
Time
These fields display the date and time of the next and most recent occurrences of the
scheduled download.
Last Duration
Check this field to ensure that the most recent download took as long as expected to
complete. A value that is too low might indicate an incomplete download or incorrectly
specified download target, while a value that is too long could mean a download with an
incorrectly specified target or stop time.
Result
This field indicates whether downloads are in progress ( ) or complete ( ).
Last Download
Check this field to ensure that the most recent download file size is within the expected
range. A value that is too low might indicate an incomplete download or incorrectly specified
download target, while a value that is too long could mean a download with an incorrectly
specified target or stop time. This field is also useful for quickly seeing which downloads are
consuming the most storage space.
Actions
To begin a scheduled download immediately, click .
To cancel a scheduled download, click .
To edit a scheduled download, click .
To delete a scheduled download, click .
New Schedule
To begin creating a new scheduled download, click this button.
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Clear Web
Cache
To clear all cached content, click this button. Note that this action cannot be undone.
Clear Statistics
To clear all prefetch and status page statistics, click this button.
11.3 Viewing MediaFast Statistics
To get details on storage and bandwidth usage, select Status>MediaFast.
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12 Bandwidth Bonding SpeedFusionTM / PepVPN
Pepwave bandwidth bonding SpeedFusionTM functionality securely connects your
Pepwave router to another Pepwave or Peplink device (Peplink Balance
210/310/380/580/710/1350 only). Data, voice, or video communications between these
locations are kept confidential across the public Internet.
Bandwidth bonding SpeedFusionTM is specifically designed for multi-WAN environments.
Pepwave routers can aggregate all WAN connections’ bandwidth for routing
SpeedFusionTM traffic. Unless all the WAN connections of one site are down, Pepwave
routers can keep the VPN up and running.
VPN bandwidth bonding is supported in Firmware 5.1 or above. All available bandwidth
will be utilized to establish the VPN tunnel, and all traffic will be load balanced at packet
level across all links. VPN bandwidth bonding is enabled by default.
12.1 PepVPN
To configure PepVPN and SpeedFusion, navigate to Advanced>SpeedFusion™ or
Advanced>PepVPN.
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The local LAN subnet and subnets behind the LAN (defined under Static Route on the
LAN settings page) will be advertised to the VPN. All VPN members (branch offices and
headquarters) will be able to route to local subnets.
Note that all LAN subnets and the subnets behind them must be unique. Otherwise,
VPN members will not be able to access each other.
All data can be routed over the VPN using the 256-bit AES encryption standard. To
configure, navigate to Advanced>SpeedFusion™ or Advanced>PepVPN and click
the New Profile button to create a new VPN profile (you may have to first save the
displayed default profile in order to acesss the New Profile button). Each profile
specifies the settings for making VPN connection with one remote Pepwave or Peplink
device. Note that available settings vary by model.
A list of defined SpeedFusion connection profiles and a Link Failure Detection Time
option will be shown. Click the New Profile button to create a new VPN connection
profile for making a VPN connection to a remote Peplink Balance via the available WAN
connections. Each profile is for making a VPN connection with one remote Peplink
Balance.
PepVPN Profile Settings
Name
This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile. The name can be any
combination of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, a-z), underscores (_), dashes (-), and/or
non-leading/trailing spaces ( ).
Active
When this box is checked, this VPN connection profile will be enabled. Otherwise, it will be
disabled.
Encryption
By default, VPN traffic is encrypted with 256-bit AES. If Off is selected on both sides of a
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VPN connection, no encryption will be applied.
Authentication
Select from By Remote ID Only, Preshared Key, or X.509 to specify the method the
Peplink Balance will use to authenticate peers. When selecting By Remote ID Only, be
sure to enter a unique peer ID number in the Remote ID field.
Remote ID /
Pre-shared Key
This optional field becomes available when Remote ID / Pre-shared Key is selected as the
Peplink Balance’s VPN Authentication method, as explained above. Pre-shared Key
defines the pre-shared key used for this particular VPN connection. The VPN connection's
session key will be further protected by the pre-shared key. The connection will be up only if
the pre-shared keys on each side match. When the peer is running firmware 5.0+, this
setting will be ignored.
Enter Remote IDs either by typing out each Remote ID and Pre-shared Key, or by pasting a
CSV. If you wish to paste a CSV, click the icon next to the “Remote ID / Preshared Key”
setting.
Remote
ID/Remote
Certificate
These optional fields become available when X.509 is selected as the Peplink Balance’s
VPN authentication method, as explained above. To authenticate VPN connections using
X.509 certificates, copy and paste certificate details into these fields. To get more
information on a listed X.509 certificate, click the Show Details link below the field.
Allow Shared
Remote ID
When this option is enabled, the router will allow multiple peers to run using the same
remote ID.
NAT Mode
Check this box to allow the local DHCP server to assign an IP address to the remote peer.
When NAT Mode is enabled, all remote traffic over the VPN will be tagged with the
assigned IP address using network address translation.
Remote IP
Address / Host
Names
(Optional)
If NAT Mode is not enabled, you can enter a remote peer’s WAN IP address or
hostname(s) here. If the remote uses more than one address, enter only one of them here.
Multiple hostnames are allowed and can be separated by a space character or carriage
return. Dynamic-DNS host names are also accepted.
This field is optional. With this field filled, the Peplink Balance will initiate connection to each
of the remote IP addresses until it succeeds in making a connection. If the field is empty,
the Peplink Balance will wait for connection from the remote peer. Therefore, at least one of
the two VPN peers must specify this value. Otherwise, VPN connections cannot be
established.
Data Port
This field is used to specify a UDP port number for transporting outgoing VPN data. If
Default is selected, UDP port 4500 will be used. Port 32015 will be used if the remote unit
uses Firmware prior to version 5.4 or if port 4500 is unavailable. If Custom is selected,
enter an outgoing port number from 1 to 65535.
Bandwidth
Limit
Define maximum download and upload speed to each individual peer. This functionality
requires the peer to use PepVPN version 4.0.0 or above.
WAN
SmoothingA
Select the degree to which WAN Smoothing will be implemented across your WAN links.
A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
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To enable Layer 2 Bridging between PepVPN profiles, navigate to
Network>LAN>Basic Settings>*LAN Profile Name* and refer to instructions in
section 8.1
8.41
WAN Connection Priority
WAN
Connection
Priority
If your device supports it, you can specify the priority of WAN connections to be used for
making VPN connections. WAN connections set to OFF will never be used. Only available
WAN connections with the highest priority will be used.
To enable asymmetric connections, connection mapping to remote WANs, cut-off latency,
and packet loss suspension time, click the button.
Send All Traffic To
This feature allows you to redirect all traffic to a specified PepVPN connection. Click the button to select your
connection and the following menu will appear:
You could also specify a DNS server to resolve incoming DNS requests.
Outbound Policy/PepVPN Outbound Custom Rules
Some models allow you to set outbound policy and custom outbound rules from Advanced>PepVPN. See Section
14 for more information on outbound policy settings.
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PepVPN Local ID
The local ID is a text string to identify this local unit when establishing a VPN connection. When creating a profile on
a remote unit, this local ID must be entered in the remote unit's Remote ID field. Click the icon to edit Local
ID.
PepVPN Settings
Handshake
PortA
To designate a custom handshake port (TCP), click the custom radio button and enter the
port number you wish to designate.
Backward
Compatibility
Determine the level of backward compatibility needed for PepVPN tunnels. The use of the
Latest setting is recommended as it will improve the performance and resilience of
SpeedFusion connections.
Link Failure
Detection Time
The bonded VPN can detect routing failures on the path between two sites over each WAN
connection. Failed WAN connections will not be used to route VPN traffic. Health check
packets are sent to the remote unit to detect any failure. The more frequently checks are
sent, the shorter the detection time, although more bandwidth will be consumed.
When Recommended (default) is selected, a health check packet is sent every five
seconds, and the expected detection time is 15 seconds.
When Fast is selected, a health check packet is sent every three seconds, and the
expected detection time is six seconds.
When Faster is selected, a health check packet is sent every second, and the expected
detection time is two seconds.
When Extreme is selected, a health check packet is sent every 0.1 second, and the
expected detection time is less than one second.
A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
Important Note
Peplink proprietary SpeedFusionTM uses TCP port 32015 and UDP port 4500 for establishing VPN connections. If
you have a firewall in front of your Pepwave devices, you will need to add firewall rules for these ports and protocols
to allow inbound and outbound traffic to pass through the firewall.
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12.2 The Pepwave Router Behind a NAT Router
Pepwave routers support establishing SpeedFusionTM over WAN connections which are
behind a NAT (network address translation) router.
To enable a WAN connection behind a NAT router to accept VPN connections, you can
configure the NAT router in front of the WAN connection to inbound port-forward TCP
port 32015 to the Pepwave router.
If one or more WAN connections on Unit A can accept VPN connections (by means of
port forwarding or not), while none of the WAN connections on the peer Unit B can do
so, you should enter all of Unit A’s public IP addresses or hostnames into Unit B’s
Remote IP Addresses / Host Names field. Leave the field in Unit A blank. With this
setting, a SpeedFusionTM connection can be set up and all WAN connections on both
sides will be utilized.
See the following diagram for an example of this setup in use:
One of the WANs connected to Router A is non-NAT’d (212.1.1.1). The rest of the
WANs connected to Router A and all WANs connected to Router B are NAT’d. In this
case, the Peer IP Addresses / Host Names field for Router B should be filled with all of
Router A’s hostnames or public IP addresses (i.e., 212.1.1.1, 212.2.2.2, and 212.3.3.3),
and the field in Router A can be left blank. The two NAT routers on WAN1 and WAN3
connected to Router A should inbound port-forward TCP port 32015 to Router A so that
all WANs will be utilized in establishing the VPN.
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12.3 SpeedFusionTM Status
SpeedFusionTM status is shown in the Dashboard. The connection status of each
connection profile is shown as below.
After clicking the Status button at the top right corner of the SpeedFusionTM table, you
will be forwarded to Status>SpeedFusionTM, where you can view subnet and WAN
connection information for each VPN peer. Please refer to Section 21.6 for details.
IP Subnets Must Be Unique Among VPN Peers
The entire interconnected SpeedFusionTM network is a single non-NAT IP network. Avoid duplicating subnets in
your sites to prevent connectivity problems when accessing those subnets.
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13 IPsec VPN
IPsec VPN functionality securely connects one or more branch offices to your
company's main headquarters or to other branches. Data, voice, and video
communications between these locations are kept safe and confidential across the
public Internet.
IPsec VPN on Pepwave routers is specially designed for multi-WAN environments. For
instance, if a user sets up multiple IPsec profiles for a multi-WAN environment and
WAN1 is connected and healthy, IPsec traffic will go through this link. However, should
unforeseen problems (e.g., unplugged cables or ISP problems) cause WAN1 to go
down, our IPsec implementation will make use of WAN2 and WAN3 for failover.
13.1 IPsec VPN Settings
Many Pepwave products can make multiple IPsec VPN connections with Peplink,
Pepwave, Cisco, and Juniper routers. Note that all LAN subnets and the subnets behind
them must be unique. Otherwise, VPN members will not be able to access each other.
All data can be routed over the VPN with a selection of encryption standards, such as
3DES, AES-128, and AES-256. To configure IPsec VPN on Pepwave devices that
support it, navigate to Advanced>IPsec VPN.
A NAT-Traversal option and list of defined IPsec VPN profiles will be shown. NAT-
Traversal should be enabled if your system is behind a NAT router. Click the New
Profile button to create new IPsec VPN profiles that make VPN connections to remote
Pepwave, Cisco, or Juniper routers via available WAN connections. To edit any of the
profiles, click on its associated connection name in the leftmost column.
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IPsec VPN Settings
Name
This field is for specifying a local name to represent this connection profile.
Active
When this box is checked, this IPsec VPN connection profile will be enabled. Otherwise, it
will be disabled.
Connect Upon
Disconnection
of
Check this box and select a WAN to connect to this VPN automatically when the specified
WAN is disconnected.
Remote
Gateway IP
Address /
Host Name
Enter the remote peer’s public IP address. For Aggressive Mode, this is optional.
Local
Networks
Enter the local LAN subnets here. If you have defined static routes, they will be shown
here.
Remote
Networks
Enter the LAN and subnets that are located at the remote site here.
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Authentication
To access your VPN, clients will need to authenticate by your choice of methods. Choose
between the Preshared Key and X.509 Certificate methods of authentication.
Mode
Choose Main Mode if both IPsec peers use static IP addresses. Choose Aggressive
Mode if one of the IPsec peers uses dynamic IP addresses.
Force UDP
Encapsulation
For forced UDP encapsulation regardless of NAT-traversal, tick this checkbox.
Pre-shared
Key
This defines the peer authentication pre-shared key used to authenticate this VPN
connection. The connection will be up only if the pre-shared keys on each side match.
Remote
Certificate
(pem
encoded)
Available only when X.509 Certificate is chosen as the Authentication method, this field
allows you to paste a valid X.509 certificate.
Local ID
In Main Mode, this field can be left blank. In Aggressive Mode, if Remote Gateway IP
Address is filled on this end and the peer end, this field can be left blank. Otherwise, this
field is typically a U-FQDN.
Remote ID
In Main Mode, this field can be left blank. In Aggressive Mode, if Remote Gateway IP
Address is filled on this end and the peer end, this field can be left blank. Otherwise, this
field is typically a U-FQDN.
Phase 1 (IKE)
Proposal
In Main Mode, this allows setting up to six encryption standards, in descending order of
priority, to be used in initial connection key negotiations. In Aggressive Mode, only one
selection is permitted.
Phase 1 DH
Group
This is the Diffie-Hellman group used within IKE. This allows two parties to establish a
shared secret over an insecure communications channel. The larger the group number,
the higher the security.
Group 2: 1024-bit is the default value.
Group 5: 1536-bit is the alternative option.
Phase 1 SA
Lifetime
This setting specifies the lifetime limit of this Phase 1 Security Association. By default, it is
set at 3600 seconds.
Phase 2 (ESP)
Proposal
In Main Mode, this allows setting up to six encryption standards, in descending order of
priority, to be used for the IP data that is being transferred. In Aggressive Mode, only
one selection is permitted.
Phase 2 PFS
Group
Perfect forward secrecy (PFS) ensures that if a key was compromised, the attacker will be
able to access only the data protected by that key.
None - Do not request for PFS when initiating connection. However, since there is no
valid reason to refuse PFS, the system will allow the connection to use PFS if requested
by the remote peer. This is the default value.
Group 2: 1024-bit Diffie-Hellman group. The larger the group number, the higher the
security.
Group 5: 1536-bit is the third option.
Phase 2 SA
Lifetime
This setting specifies the lifetime limit of this Phase 2 Security Association. By default, it is
set at 28800 seconds.
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WAN Connection Priority
WAN Connection
Select the appropriate WAN connection from the drop-down menu.
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14 Outbound Policy Management
Pepwave routers can flexibly manage and load balance outbound traffic among WAN
connections.
Important Note
Outbound policy is applied only when more than one WAN connection is active.
The settings for managing and load balancing outbound traffic are located at
Advanced>Outbound Policy or Advanced>PepVPN, depending on the model.
14.1 Outbound Policy
Outbound policies for managing and load balancing outbound traffic are located at
Network>Outbound Policy> or Advanced>PepVPN>Outbound Policy.
There are three main selections for the outbound traffic policy:
High Application Compatibility
Normal Application Compatibility
Custom
Note that some Pepwave routers provide only the Send All Traffic To setting here. See
Section 12.1 for details.
Outbound Policy Settings
High
Outbound traffic from a source LAN device is routed through the same WAN connection
regardless of the destination Internet IP address and protocol. This option provides the
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Application
Compatibility
highest application compatibility.
Normal
Application
Compatibility
Outbound traffic from a source LAN device to the same destination Internet IP address will
be routed through the same WAN connection persistently, regardless of protocol. This
option provides high compatibility to most applications, and users still benefit from WAN link
load balancing when multiple Internet servers are accessed.
Custom
Outbound traffic behavior can be managed by defining rules in a custom rule table. A
default rule can be defined for connections that cannot be matched with any of the rules.
The default policy is Normal Application Compatibility.
Tip
Want to know more about creating outbound rules? Visit our YouTube Channel for a video tutorial!
http://youtu.be/rKH4AS_bQnE
14.2 Custom Rules for Outbound Policy
Click in the Outbound Policy form. Choose Custom and press the Save button.
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The bottom-most rule is Default. Edit this rule to change the device’s default manner of
controlling outbound traffic for all connections that do not match any of the rules above it.
Under the Service heading, click Default to change these settings.
To rearrange the priority of outbound rules, drag and drop them into the desired
sequence.
By default, Auto is selected as the Default Rule. You can select Custom to change the
algorithm to be used. Please refer to the upcoming sections for the details on the
available algorithms.
To create a custom rule, click Add Rule at the bottom of the table. Note that some
Pepwave routers display this button at Advanced>PepVPN>PepVPN Outbound
Custom Rules.
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New Custom Rule Settings
Service Name
This setting specifies the name of the outbound traffic rule.
Enable
This setting specifies whether the outbound traffic rule takes effect. When Enable is
checked, the rule takes effect: traffic is matched and actions are taken by the Pepwave
router based on the other parameters of the rule. When Enable is unchecked, the rule does
not take effect: the Pepwave router disregards the other parameters of the rule.
Source
This setting specifies the source IP address, IP network, or MAC address for traffic that
matches the rule.
Destination
This setting specifies the destination IP address, IP network, or domain name for traffic that
matches the rule.
If Domain Name is chosen and a domain name, such as foobar.com, is entered, any
outgoing accesses to foobar.com and *.foobar.com will match this criterion. You may enter
a wildcard (.*) at the end of a domain name to match any host with a name having the
domain name in the middle. If you enter foobar.*, for example, www.foobar.com,
www.foobar.co.jp, or foobar.co.uk will also match. Placing wildcards in any other position is
not supported.
NOTE: if a server has one Internet IP address and multiple server names, and if one of the
names is defined here, accesses to any one of the server names will also match this rule.
Protocol and Port
This setting specifies the IP protocol and port of traffic that matches this rule.
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Algorithm
This setting specifies the behavior of the Pepwave router for the custom rule.
One of the following values can be selected (note that some Pepwave routers provide only
some of these options):
Weighted Balance
Persistence
Enforced
Priority
Overflow
Least Used
Lowest Latency
The upcoming sections detail the listed algorithms.
Terminate
Sessions on Link
Recovery
This setting specifies whether to terminate existing IP sessions on a less preferred WAN
connection in the event that a more preferred WAN connection is recovered. This setting is
applicable to the Weighted, Persistence, and Priority algorithms. By default, this setting is
disabled. In this case, existing IP sessions will not be terminated or affected when any other
WAN connection is recovered. When this setting is enabled, existing IP sessions may be
terminated when another WAN connection is recovered, such that only the preferred
healthy WAN connection(s) is used at any point in time.
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14.2.1 Algorithm: Weighted Balance
This setting specifies the ratio of WAN connection usage to be applied on the specified
IP protocol and port. This setting is applicable only when Algorithm is set to Weighted
Balance.
The amount of matching traffic that is distributed to a WAN connection is proportional to
the weight of the WAN connection relative to the total weight. Use the sliders to change
each WAN’s weight.
For example, with the following weight settings:
Ethernet WAN1: 10
Ethernet WAN2: 10
Wi-Fi WAN: 10
Cellular 1: 10
Cellular 2: 10
USB: 10
Total weight is 60 = (10 +10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10).
Matching traffic distributed to Ethernet WAN1 is 16.7% = (10 / 60 x 100%.
Matching traffic distributed to Ethernet WAN2 is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.
Matching traffic distributed to Wi-Fi WAN is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.
Matching traffic distributed to Cellular 1 is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.
Matching traffic distributed to Cellular 2 is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.
Matching traffic distributed to USB is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.
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14.2.2 Algorithm: Persistence
The configuration of persistent services is the solution to the few situations where link
load distribution for Internet services is undesirable. For example, for security reasons,
many e-banking and other secure websites terminate the session when the client
computer’s Internet IP address changes mid-session.
In general, different Internet IP addresses represent different computers. The security
concern is that an IP address change during a session may be the result of an
unauthorized intrusion attempt. Therefore, to prevent damages from the potential
intrusion, the session is terminated upon the detection of an IP address change.
Pepwave routers can be configured to distribute data traffic across multiple WAN
connections. Also, the Internet IP depends on the WAN connections over which
communication actually takes place. As a result, a LAN client computer behind the
Pepwave router may communicate using multiple Internet IP addresses. For example, a
LAN client computer behind a Pepwave router with three WAN connections may
communicate on the Internet using three different IP addresses.
With the persistence feature, rules can be configured to enable client computers to
persistently utilize the same WAN connections for e-banking and other secure websites.
As a result, a client computer will communicate using one IP address, eliminating the
issues mentioned above.
There are two persistent modes: By Source and By Destination.
By Source:
The same WAN connection will be used for traffic matching the rule and originating
from the same machine, regardless of its destination. This option will provide the
highest level of application compatibility.
By Destination:
The same WAN connection will be used for traffic matching the rule, originating from
the same machine, and going to the same destination. This option can better distribute
loads to WAN connections when there are only a few client machines.
The default mode is By Source. When there are multiple client requests, they can be
distributed (persistently) to WAN connections with a weight. If you choose Auto in Load
Distribution, the weights will be automatically adjusted according to each WAN’s
Downstream Bandwidth which is specified in the WAN settings page). If you choose
Custom, you can customize the weight of each WAN manually by using the sliders.
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14.2.3 Algorithm: Enforced
This setting specifies the WAN connection usage to be applied on the specified IP
protocol and port. This setting is applicable only when Algorithm is set to Enforced.
Matching traffic will be routed through the specified WAN connection, regardless of the
health check status of the WAN connection. Starting from Firmware 5.2, outbound traffic
can be enforced to go through a specified SpeedFusionTM connection.
14.2.4 Algorithm: Priority
This setting specifies the priority of the WAN connections used to route the specified
network service. The highest priority WAN connection available will always be used for
routing the specified type of traffic. A lower priority WAN connection will be used only
when all higher priority connections have become unavailable.
Starting from Firmware 5.2, outbound traffic can be prioritized to go through
SpeedFusionTM connection(s). By default, VPN connections are not included in the
priority list.
Tip
Configure multiple distribution rules to accommodate different kinds of services.
14.2.5 Algorithm: Overflow
The traffic matching this rule will be routed through the healthy WAN connection that
has the highest priority and is not in full load. When this connection gets saturated, new
sessions will be routed to the next healthy WAN connection that is not in full load.
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Drag and drop to specify the order of WAN connections to be used for routing traffic.
Only the highest priority healthy connection that is not in full load will be used.
14.2.6 Algorithm: Least Used
The traffic matching this rule will be routed through the healthy WAN connection that is
selected in Connection and has the most available download bandwidth. The available
download bandwidth of a WAN connection is calculated from the total download
bandwidth specified on the WAN settings page and the current download usage. The
available bandwidth and WAN selection is determined every time an IP session is made.
14.2.7 Algorithm: Lowest Latency
The traffic matching this rule will be routed through the healthy WAN connection that is
selected in Connection and has the lowest latency. Latency checking packets are
issued periodically to a nearby router of each WAN connection to determine its latency
value. The latency of a WAN is the packet round trip time of the WAN connection.
Additional network usage may be incurred as a result.
Tip
The roundtrip time of a 6M down/640k uplink can be higher than that of a 2M down/2M up link because the overall
round trip time is lengthened by its slower upload bandwidth, despite its higher downlink speed. Therefore, this
algorithm is good for two scenarios:
All WAN connections are symmetric; or
A latency sensitive application must be routed through the lowest latency WAN, regardless of the WAN’s
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available bandwidth.
14.2.8 Expert Mode
Expert Mode is available on some Pepwave routers for use
by advanced users. To enable the feature, click on the help
icon and click turn on Expert Mode.
In Expert Mode, a new special rule, SpeedFusionTM
Routes, is displayed in the Custom Rules table. This rule
represents all SpeedFusionTM routes learned from remote
VPN peers. By default, this bar is on the top of all custom
rules. This position means that traffic for remote VPN
subnets will be routed to the corresponding VPN peer. You
can create custom Priority or Enforced rules and move them
above the bar to override the SpeedFusionTM routes.
Upon disabling Expert Mode, all rules above the bar will be removed.
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15 Inbound Access
15.1 Port Forwarding Service
Pepwave routers can act as a firewall that blocks, by default, all inbound access from
the Internet. By using port forwarding, Internet users can access servers behind the
Pepwave router. Inbound port forwarding rules can be defined at Advanced>Port
Forwarding.
To define a new service, click Add Service.
Port Forwarding Settings
Enable
This setting specifies whether the inbound service takes effect. When Enable is checked, the
inbound service takes effect: traffic is matched and actions are taken by the Pepwave router
based on the other parameters of the rule. When this setting is disabled, the inbound service
does not take effect: the Pepwave router disregards the other parameters of the rule.
Service
Name
This setting identifies the service to the system administrator. Valid values for this setting
consist of only alphanumeric and underscore “_” characters.
IP Protocol
The IP Protocol setting, along with the Port setting, specifies the protocol of the service as
TCP, UDP, ICMP, or IP. Traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol
at the specified port(s) is forwarded to the LAN hosts specified by the Servers setting. Please
see below for details on the Port and Servers settings. Alternatively, the Protocol Selection
Tool drop-down menu can be used to automatically fill in the protocol and a single port number
of common Internet services (e.g. HTTP, HTTPS, etc.). After selecting an item from the
Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu, the protocol and port number remain manually
modifiable.
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Port
The Port setting specifies the port(s) that correspond to the service, and can be configured to
behave in one of the following manners:
Any Port, Single Port, Port Range, Port Map, and Range Mapping
Any Port: all traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol is
forwarded to the servers specified by the Servers setting. For example, with IP Protocol set to
TCP, and Port set to Any Port, all TCP traffic is forwarded to the configured servers.
Single Port: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol at the
specified port is forwarded via the same port to the servers specified by the Servers setting.
For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Single Port and Service Port 80,
TCP traffic received on port 80 is forwarded to the configured servers via port 80.
Port Range: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol at the
specified port range is forwarded via the same respective ports to the LAN hosts specified by
the Servers setting. For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Port Range and
Service Ports 80-88, TCP traffic received on ports 80 through 88 is forwarded to the configured
servers via the respective ports.
Port Mapping: traffic that is received by Pepwave router via the specified protocol at the
specified port is forwarded via a different port to the servers specified by the Servers setting.
For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Port Mapping, Service Port 80, and
Map to Port 88, TCP traffic on port 80 is forwarded to the configured servers via port 88.
(Please see below for details on the Servers setting.)
Range Mapping: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol at the
specified port range is forwarded via a different port to the servers specified by the Servers
setting.
Inbound IP
Address(es)
This setting specifies the WAN connections and Internet IP address(es) from which the service
can be accessed.
Server IP
Address
This setting specifies the LAN IP address of the server that handles the requests for the
service.
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15.1.1 UPnP / NAT-PMP Settings
UPnP and NAT-PMP are network protocols which allow a computer connected to the
LAN port to automatically configure the router to allow parties on the WAN port to
connect to itself. That way, the process of inbound port forwarding becomes
automated.
When a computer creates a rule using these protocols, the specified TCP/UDP port of
all WAN connections' default IP address will be forwarded.
Check the corresponding box(es) to enable UPnP and/or NAT-PMP. Enable these
features only if you trust the computers connected to the LAN ports.
When the options are enabled, a table listing all the forwarded ports under these two
protocols can be found at Status>UPnP / NAT-PMP.
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16 NAT Mappings
NAT mappings allow IP address mapping of all inbound and outbound NAT’dt raffic to
and from an internal client IP address. Settings to configure NAT mappings are located
at Advanced>NAT Mappings.
To add a rule for NAT mappings, click Add NAT Rule.
NAT Mapping Settings
LAN
Client(s)
NAT mapping rules can be defined for a single LAN IP Address, an IP Range, or an IP
Network.
Address
This refers to the LAN host’s private IP address. The system maps this address to a
number of public IP addresses (specified below) in order to facilitate inbound and
outbound traffic. This option is only available when IP Address is selected.
Range
The IP range is a contiguous group of private IP addresses used by the LAN host. The
system maps these addresses to a number of public IP addresses (specified below) to
facilitate outbound traffic. This option is only available when IP Range is selected.
Network
The IP network refers to all private IP addresses and ranges managed by the LAN host.
The system maps these addresses to a number of public IP addresses (specified below)
to facilitate outbound traffic. This option is only available when IP Network is selected.
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Inbound
Mappings
This setting specifies the WAN connections and corresponding WAN-specific Internet IP
addresses on which the system should bind. Any access to the specified WAN
connection(s) and IP address(es) will be forwarded to the LAN host. This option is only
available when IP Address is selected in the LAN Client(s) field.
Note that inbound mapping is not needed for WAN connections in drop-in mode or IP
forwarding mode. Also note that each WAN IP address can be associated to one NAT
mapping only.
Outbound
Mappings
This setting specifies the WAN IP addresses that should be used when an IP connection
is made from a LAN host to the Internet. Each LAN host in an IP range or IP network will
be evenly mapped to one of each selected WAN's IP addresses (for better IP address
utilization) in a persistent manner (for better application compatibility).
Note that if you do not want to use a specific WAN for outgoing accesses, you should still
choose default here, then customize the outbound access rule in the Outbound Policy
section. Also note that WAN connections in drop-in mode or IP forwarding mode are not
shown here.
Click Save to save the settings when configuration has been completed.
Important Note
Inbound firewall rules override the Inbound Mappings settings.
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17 QoS
17.1 User Groups
LAN and PPTP clients can be categorized into three user groups: Manager, Staff, and
Guest. This menu allows you to define rules and assign client IP addresses or subnets
to a user group. You can apply different bandwidth and traffic prioritization policies on
each user group in the Bandwidth Control and Application sections (note that the
options available here vary by model).
The table is automatically sorted by rule precedence. The smaller and more specific
subnets are put towards the top of the table and have higher precedence; larger and
less specific subnets are placed towards the bottom.
Click the Add button to define clients and their user group. Click the button to
remove the defined rule. Two default rules are pre-defined and put at the bottom. They
are All DHCP reservation clients and Everyone, and they cannot be removed. The
All DHCP reservation client represents the LAN clients defined in the DHCP
Reservation table on the LAN settings page. Everyone represents all clients that are
not defined in any rule above. Click on a rule to change its group.
Add / Edit User Group
Subnet / IP
Address
From the drop-down menu, choose whether you are going to define the client(s) by an IP
Address or a Subnet. If IP Address is selected, enter a name defined in DHCP
reservation table or a LAN client's IP address. If Subnet is selected, enter a subnet
address and specify its subnet mask.
Group
This field is to define which User Group the specified subnet / IP address belongs to.
Once users have been assigned to a user group, their internet traffic will be restricted by
rules defined for that particular group. Please refer to the following two sections for
details.
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17.2 Bandwidth Control
You can define a maximum download speed (over all WAN connections) and upload
speed (for each WAN connection) that each individual Staff and Guest member can
consume. No limit can be imposed on individual Manager members. By default,
download and upload bandwidth limits are set to unlimited (set as 0).
17.3 Application
17.3.1 Application Prioritization
On many Pepwave routers, you can choose whether to apply the same prioritization
settings to all user groups or customize the settings for each group.
Three application priority levels can be set: ↑High,━ Normal, and↓Low. Pepwave
routers can detect various application traffic types by inspecting the packet content.
Select an application by choosing a supported application, or by defining a custom
application manually. The priority preference of supported applications is placed at the
top of the table. Custom applications are at the bottom.
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17.3.2 Prioritization for Custom Applications
Click the Add button to define a custom application. Click the button in the Action
column to delete the custom application in the corresponding row.
When Supported Applications is selected, the Pepwave router will inspect network
traffic and prioritize the selected applications. Alternatively, you can select Custom
Applications and define the application by providing the protocol, scope, port number,
and DSCP value.
17.3.3 DSL/Cable Optimization
DSL/cable-based WAN connections have lower upload bandwidth and higher
download bandwidth. When a DSL/cable circuit's uplink is congested,
the download bandwidth will be affected. Users will not be able to download data at full
speed until the uplink becomes less congested. DSL/Cable Optimization can relieve
such an issue. When it is enabled, the download speed will become less affected by the
upload traffic. By default, this feature is enabled.
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18 Firewall
A firewall is a mechanism that selectively filters data traffic between the WAN side (the
Internet) and the LAN side of the network. It can protect the local network from potential
hacker attacks, access to offensive websites, and/or other inappropriate uses.
The firewall functionality of Pepwave routers supports the selective filtering of data
traffic in both directions:
Outbound (LAN to WAN)
Inbound (WAN to LAN)
The firewall also supports the following functionality:
Intrusion detection and DoS prevention
Web blocking
With SpeedFusionTM enabled, the firewall rules also apply to VPN tunneled traffic.
18.1 Outbound and Inbound Firewall Rules
18.1.1 Access Rules
The outbound firewall settings are located at Advanced>Firewall>Access
Rules>Outbound Firewall Rules.
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Click Add Rule to display the following screen:
Inbound firewall settings are located at Advanced>Firewall>Access Rules>Inbound
Firewall Rules.
Click Add Rule to display the following screen:
Rules are matched from top to bottom. If a connection matches any one of the upper
rules, the matching process will stop. If none of the rules match, the Default rule will be
applied. By default, the Default rule is set as Allow for both outbound and inbound
access.
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Inbound / Outbound Firewall Settings
Rule Name
This setting specifies a name for the firewall rule.
Enable
This setting specifies whether the firewall rule should take effect. If the box is checked, the
firewall rule takes effect. If the traffic matches the specified protocol/IP/port, actions will be
taken by the Pepwave router based on the other parameters of the rule. If the box is not
checked, the firewall rule does not take effect. The Pepwave router will disregard the other
parameters of the rule.
WAN
Connection
(Inbound)
Select the WAN connection that this firewall rule should apply to.
Protocol
This setting specifies the protocol to be matched. Via a drop-down menu, the following
protocols can be specified:
TCP
UDP
ICMP
IP
Alternatively, the Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu can be used to automatically
fill in the protocol and port number of common Internet services (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, etc.)
After selecting an item from the Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu, the protocol
and port number remains manually modifiable.
Source IP &
Port
This specifies the source IP address(es) and port number(s) to be matched for the firewall
rule. A single address, or a network, can be specified as the Source IP & Port setting, as
indicated by the following screenshot:
In addition, a single port, or a range of ports, can be specified for the Source IP & Port
settings.
Destination IP
& Port
This specifies the destination IP address(es) and port number(s) to be matched for the
firewall rule. A single address, or a network, can be specified as the Destination IP & Port
setting, as indicated by the following screenshot:
In addition, a single port, or a range of ports, can be specified for the Destination IP & Port
settings.
Action
This setting specifies the action to be taken by the router upon encountering traffic that
matches the both of the following:
Source IP & port
Destination IP & port
With the value of Allow for the Action setting, the matching traffic passes through the
router (to be routed to the destination). If the value of the Action setting is set to Deny, the
matching traffic does not pass through the router (and is discarded).
Event Logging
This setting specifies whether or not to log matched firewall events. The logged messages
are shown on the page Status>Event Log. A sample message is as follows:
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Aug 13 23:47:44 Denied CONN=Ethernet WAN SRC=20.3.2.1
DST=192.168.1.20 LEN=48 PROTO=TCP SPT=2260 DPT=80
CONN: The connection where the log entry refers to
SRC: Source IP address
DST: Destination IP address
LEN: Packet length
PROTO: Protocol
SPT: Source port
DPT: Destination port
Click Save to store your changes. To create an additional firewall rule, click Add Rule
and repeat the above steps.
To change a rule’s priority, simply drag and drop the rule:
Hold the left mouse button on the rule.
Move it to the desired position.
Drop it by releasing the mouse button.
Tip
If the default inbound rule is set to Allow for NAT-enabled WANs, no inbound Allow firewall rules will be required
for inbound port forwarding and inbound NAT mapping rules. However, if the default inbound rule is set as Deny,
a corresponding Allow firewall rule will be required.
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18.1.2 Apply Firewall Rules to PepVpn Traffic
When this option is enabled, Outbound Firewall Rules will be applied to PepVPN traffic.
To turn on this feature, click , check the Enable check box, and press the Save
button.
18.1.3 Intrusion Detection and DoS Prevention
Pepwave routers can detect and prevent intrusions and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks
from the Internet. To turn on this feature, click , check the Enable check box, and
press the Save button.
When this feature is enabled, the Pepwave router will detect and prevent the following
kinds of intrusions and denial-of-service attacks.
Port scan
o NMAP FIN/URG/PSH
o Xmas tree
o Another Xmas tree
o Null scan
o SYN/RST
o SYN/FIN
SYN flood prevention
Ping flood attack prevention
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18.2 Web Blocking
18.2.1 Web Blocking
Enter an appropriate website address, and the Pepwave router will block and disallow
LAN/PPTP/SpeedFusionTM peer clients to access these websites. Exceptions can be
added using the instructions in Sections 18.2.2 and 18.2.3.
You may enter a wildcard ".*" at the end of a domain name to block any web site with a
host name having the domain name in the middle. For example, If you enter foobar.*,
www.foobar.com, www.foobar.co.jp, and foobar.co.uk will be blocked. Placing the
wildcard in any other position is not supported. The Pepwave router will inspect and
look for blocked domain names on all HTTP traffic. Secure web (HTTPS) traffic is not
supported.
18.2.2 Exempted User Groups
Check and select pre-defined user group(s) who can be exempted from the access
blocking rules. User groups can be defined at QoS>User Groups section. Please refer
to Section 17.1 for details.
18.2.3 Exempted Subnets
With the subnet defined in the field, clients on the particular subnet(s) can be exempted
from the access blocking rules.
18.3 OSPF & RIPv2
The Peplink Balance supports OSPF and RIPv2 dynamic routing protocols. Click the
Network tab from the top bar, and then click the OSPF & RIPv2 item on the sidebar to
reach the following menu:
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OSPF
Router ID
This field determines the ID of the router. By default, this is specified as the LAN IP
address. If you want to specify your own ID, enter it in the Custom field.
Area
This is an overview of the OSPFv2 areas you have defined. Click on the area name to
configure it. To set a new area, click Add. To delete an existing area, click .
OSPF Settings
Area ID
Determine the name of your Area ID to apply to this group. Machines linked to this group
will send and receive related OSPF packets, while unlinked machines will ignore it.
Link Type
Choose the network type that this area will use.
Authentication
Choose an authentication method, if one is used, from this drop-down menu. Available
options are MD5 and Text. Enter the authentication key next to the drop-down menu.
Interfaces
Determine which interfaces this area will use to listen to and deliver OSPF packets
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To access RIPv2 settings, click .
RIPv2 Settings
Authentication
Choose an authentication method, if one is used, from this drop-down menu. Available
options are MD5 and Text. Enter the authentication key next to the drop-down menu.
Interfaces
Determine which interfaces this group will use to listen to and deliver RIPv2 packets.
18.4 Remote User Access
a Networks routed by a Peplink Balance can be remotely accessed via L2TP with IPsec
or PPTP. To configure this feature, navigate to Network > Remote User Access
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Remote User Access Settings
Enable
Click the checkbox to enable Remote User Access.
VPN Type
Determine whether remote devices can connect to the Balance using L2TP with IPsec or
PPTP. For greater security, we recommend you connect using L2TP with IPsec.
Preshared Key
Enter your preshared key in the text field. Please note that remote devices will need this
preshared key to access the Balance.
Listen On
This setting is for specifying the WAN IP addresses where the PPTP server of the router
should listen on.
User Accounts
This setting allows you to define the PPTP User Accounts. Click Add to input username and
password to create an account. After adding the user accounts, you can click on a
username to edit the account password. Click the button X to delete the account in its
corresponding row.
Click the button to switch to enters user accounts by pasting the information in.CSV
format.
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Miscellaneous Settings
The miscellaneous settings include configuration for high availability, PPTP server,
service forwarding, and service passthrough.
18.5 High Availability
Many Pepwave routers support high availability (HA) configurations via an open
standard virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768). In an HA configuration,
two Pepwave routers provide redundancy and failover in a master-slave arrangement.
In the event that the master unit is down, the slave unit becomes active. High availability
will be disabled automatically where there is a drop-in connection configured on a LAN
bypass port.
In the diagram, the WAN ports of each Pepwave router connect to the router and to the
modem. Both Pepwave routers connect to the same LAN switch via a LAN port.
An elaboration on the technical details of the implementation of the virtual router
redundancy protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768) by Pepwave routers follows:
In an HA configuration, the two Pepwave routers communicate with each other
using VRRP over the LAN.
The two Pepwave routers broadcast heartbeat signals to the LAN at a frequency
of one heartbeat signal per second.
In the event that no heartbeat signal from the master Pepwave router is received
in 3 seconds (or longer) since the last heartbeat signal, the slave Pepwave router
becomes active.
The slave Pepwave router initiates the WAN connections and binds to a
previously configured LAN IP address.
At a subsequent point when the master Pepwave router recovers, it will once
again become active.
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You can configure high availability at Advanced>Misc. Settings>High Availability.
Interface for Master Router
Interface for Slave Router
High Availability
Enable
Checking this box specifies that the Pepwave router is part of a high availability configuration.
Group Number
This number identifies a pair of Pepwave routers operating in a high availability configuration.
The two Pepwave routers in the pair must have the same Group Number value.
Preferred Role
This setting specifies whether the Pepwave router operates in master or slave mode. Click
the corresponding radio button to set the role of the unit. One of the units in the pair must be
configured as the master, and the other unit must be configured as the slave.
Resume
Master Role
Upon
Recovery
This option is displayed when Master mode is selected in Preferred Role. If this option is
enabled, once the device has recovered from an outage, it will take over and resume its
Master role from the slave unit.
Configuration
Sync.
This option is displayed when Slave mode is selected in Preferred Role. If this option is
enabled and the Master Serial Number entered matches with the actual master unit's, the
master unit will automatically transfer the configuration to this unit. Please make sure
the LAN IP Address and the Subnet Mask fields are set correctly in the LAN settings page.
You can refer to the Event Log for the configuration synchronization status.
Master Serial
Number
If Configuration Sync. is checked, the serial number of the master unit is required here for
the feature to work properly.
Virtual IP
The HA pair must share the same Virtual IP. The Virtual IP and the LAN Administration IP
must be under the same network.
LAN
Administration
IP
This setting specifies a LAN IP address to be used for accessing administration functionality.
This address should be unique within the LAN.
Subnet Mask
This setting specifies the subnet mask of the LAN.
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Important Note
For Pepwave routers in NAT mode, the virtual IP (VIP) should be set as the default gateway for all hosts on the
LAN segment. For example, a firewall sitting behind the Pepwave router should set its default gateway as the
virtual IP instead of the IP of the master router.
In drop-in mode, no other configuration needs to be set.
Please note that the drop-in WAN cannot be configured as a LAN bypass port while it is configured for high
availability.
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18.6 PPTP Server
Pepwave routers feature a built-in PPTP server, which enables remote computers to
conveniently and securely access the local network. PPTP server settings are located at
Advanced>Misc. Settings>PPTP Server.
Check the box to enable PPTP server functionality. All connected PPTP sessions are
displayed at Status>Client List. Please refer to Section 21.3 for details. Note that
available options vary by model.
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PPTP Server Settings
Listen On
This setting is for specifying the WAN connection(s) and IP address(es) that the PPTP
server should listen on.
Authentication
This setting is for specifying the user database source for PPTP authentication. Three
sources can be selected: Local User Accounts, LDAP Server, or RADIUS Server.
Local User Accounts - User accounts are stored in the Pepwave router locally. You can
add/modify/delete accounts in the User Accounts table.
LDAP Server - Authenticate with an external LDAP server. This has been tested with Open
LDAP servers where passwords are NTLM hashed. Active Directory is not supported. (You
can choose to use RADIUS to authenticate with a Windows server.)
RADIUS Server - Authenticate with an external RADIUS server. This has been tested with
Microsoft Windows Internet Authentication Service and FreeRADIUS servers where
passwords are NTLM hashed or in plain text.
User Accounts
This setting allows you to define PPTP user accounts for authentication via local user
accounts. Click Add to input username and password to create an account. After adding
the user accounts, you can click on a username to edit the account password. Click
to delete the account in its corresponding row.
18.7 Certificate Manager
This section allows you to assign certificates for local VPN and web admin SSL. The
local keys will not be transferred to another device by any means.
18.8 Service Forwarding
Service forwarding settings are located at Advanced>Misc. Settings>Service
Forwarding.
Service Forwarding
SMTP Forwarding
When this option is enabled, all outgoing SMTP connections destined for any host at
TCP port 25 will be intercepted. These connections will be redirected to a specified
SMTP server and port number. SMTP server settings for each WAN can be specified
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after selecting Enable.
Web Proxy
Forwarding
When this option is enabled, all outgoing connections destined for the proxy server
specified in Web Proxy Interception Settings will be intercepted. These connections
will be redirected to a specified web proxy server and port number. Web proxy
interception settings and proxy server settings for each WAN can be specified after
selecting Enable.
DNS Forwarding
When this option is enabled, all outgoing DNS lookups will be intercepted and
redirected to the built-in DNS name server. If any LAN device is using the DNS name
servers of a WAN connection, you may want to enable this option to enhance the DNS
availability without modifying the DNS server setting of the clients. The built-in DNS
name server will distribute DNS lookups to corresponding DNS servers of all available
WAN connections. In this case, DNS service will not be interrupted, even if any WAN
connection is down.
Custom Service
Forwarding
When this option is enabled, incoming connections from specified ports will be
intercepted and forwarded to a local server.
18.8.1 SMTP Forwarding
Some ISPs require their users to send e-mails via the ISP’s SMTP server. All outgoing
SMTP connections are blocked except those connecting to the ISP’s. Pepwave routers
support intercepting and redirecting all outgoing SMTP connections (destined for TCP
port 25) via a WAN connection to the WAN’s corresponding SMTP server.
To enable the feature, select Enable under SMTP Forwarding Setup. Check Enable
Forwarding for the WAN connection(s) that needs forwarding. Under SMTP Server,
enter the ISP’s e-mail server host name or IP address. Under SMTP Port, enter the
TCP port number for each WAN.
The Pepwave router will intercept SMTP connections. Choose a WAN port according to
the outbound policy, and then forward the connection to the SMTP server if the chosen
WAN has enabled forwarding. If the forwarding is disabled for a WAN connection,
SMTP connections for the WAN will be simply be forwarded to the connection’s original
destination.
Note
If you want to route all SMTP connections only to particular WAN connection(s), you should create a custom rule
in outbound policy (see Section 14.2).
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18.8.2 Web Proxy Forwarding
When this feature is enabled, the Pepwave router will intercept all outgoing connections
destined for the proxy server specified in Web Proxy Interception Settings, choose a
WAN connection with reference to the outbound policy, and then forward them to the
specified web proxy server and port number. Redirected server settings for each WAN
can be set here. If forwarding is disabled for a WAN, web proxy connections for the
WAN will be simply forwarded to the connection’s original destination.
18.8.3 DNS Forwarding
When DNS forwarding is enabled, all clients’ outgoing DNS requests will also be
intercepted and forwarded to the built-in DNS proxy server.
18.8.4 Custom Service Forwarding
After clicking the enable checkbox, enter your TCP port for traffic heading to the router,
and then specify the IP Address and Port of the server you wish to forward to the
service to.
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18.9 Service Passthrough
Service passthrough settings can be found at Advanced>Misc. Settings>Service
Passthrough.
Some Internet services need to be specially handled in a multi-WAN environment.
Pepwave routers can handle these services such that Internet applications do not notice
being behind a multi-WAN router. Settings for service passthrough support are available
here.
Service Passthrough Support
SIP
Session initiation protocol, aka SIP, is a voice-over-IP protocol. The Pepwave router can
act as a SIP application layer gateway (ALG) which binds connections for the same SIP
session to the same WAN connection and translate IP address in the SIP packets
correctly in NAT mode. Such passthrough support is always enabled, and there are two
modes for selection: Standard Mode and Compatibility Mode. If your SIP server’s
signal port number is non-standard, you can check the box Define custom signal ports
and input the port numbers to the text boxes.
H.323
With this option enabled, protocols that provide audio-visual communication sessions will
be defined on any packet network and pass through the Pepwave router.
FTP
FTP sessions consist of two TCP connections; one for control and one for data. In a
multi-WAN situation, they must be routed to the same WAN connection. Otherwise,
problems will arise in transferring files. By default, the Pepwave router monitors TCP
control connections on port 21 for any FTP connections and binds TCP connections of
the same FTP session to the same WAN. If you have an FTP server listening on a port
number other than 21, you can check Define custom control ports and enter the port
numbers in the text boxes.
TFTP
The Pepwave router monitors outgoing TFTP connections and routes any incoming
TFTP data packets back to the client. Select Enable if you want to enable TFTP
passthrough support.
IPsec NAT-T
This field is for enabling the support of IPsec NAT-T passthrough. UDP ports 500, 4500,
and 10000 are monitored by default. You may add more custom data ports that your
IPsec system uses by checking Define custom ports. If the VPN contains IPsec site-to-
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site VPN traffic, check Route IPsec Site-to-Site VPN and choose the WAN connection
to route the traffic to.
18.10 GPS Forwarding
Using the GPS forwarding feature, some Pepwave routers can automatically send GPS
reports to a specified server. To set up GPS forwarding, navigate to Advanced>GPS
Forwarding.
GPS Forwarding
Enable
Check this box to turn on GPS forwarding.
Server
Enter the name/IP address of the server that will receive GPS data. Also specify a port
number, protocol (UDP or TCP), and a report interval of between 1 and 10 seconds.
Click to save these settings.
GPS Report
Format
Choose from NMEA or TAIP format for sending GPS reports.
NMEA Sentence
Type
If you’ve chosen to send GPS reports in NMEA format, select one or more sentence
types for sending the data (GPRMC, GPGGA, GPVTG, GPGSA, and GPGSV).
TAIP Sentence
Type/TAIP ID
(optional)
If you’ve chosen to send GPS reports in TAIP format, select one or more sentence types
for sending the data (PV—Position / Velocity Solution and CP—Compact Velocity
Solution). You can also optionally include an ID number in the TAIP ID field.
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19 AP Controller
The AP controller acts as a centralized controller of Pepwave AP devices. With this
feature, users can customize and manage multiple APs from a single Pepwave router
interface.
Special Note
Each Pepwave router can control a limited number of routers without additional cost. To manage more, a Full
Edition license is required. Please contact your Authorized Reseller or the Peplink Sales Team for more information
and pricing details.
To configure, navigate to the AP tab.
19.1 Wireless SSID
This menu is the first one that appears after clicking the AP tab. This screen can also be
reached by clicking AP>Wireless SSID. Note the appearance of this screen varies by
model.
AP Controller
AP
Management
The AP controller for managing Pepwave APs can be enabled by checking this box. When
this option is enabled, the AP controller will wait for management connections originating from
APs over the LAN on TCP and UDP port 11753. It will also wait for captive portal connections
on TCP port 443. An extended DHCP option, CAPWAP Access Controller addresses (field
138), will be added to the DHCP server. A local DNS record, AP Controller, will be added to
the local DNS proxy.
Permitted AP
Access points to manage can be specified here. If Any is selected, the AP controller will
manage any AP that reports to it. If Approved List is selected, only APs with serial numbers
listed in the provided text box will be managed.
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Current SSID information appears in the SSID section. To edit an existing SSID, click its
name in the list. To add a new SSID, click Add. Note that the following settings vary by
model.
SSID Settings
SSID
This setting specifies the SSID of the virtual AP to be scanned by Wi-Fi clients.
Enable
Select Yes to enable the virtual AP.
VLAN ID
This setting specifies the VLAN ID to be tagged on all outgoing packets generated
from this wireless network (i.e., packets that travel from the Wi-Fi segment through
the Pepwave AP One unit to the Ethernet segment via the LAN port). The default
value of this setting is 0, which means VLAN tagging is disabled (instead of tagged
with zero).
Broadcast SSID
This setting specifies whether or not Wi-Fi clients can scan the SSID of this wireless
network. Broadcast SSID is enabled by default.
Data Rate A
Select Auto to allow the Pepwave router to set the data rate automatically, or select
Fixed and choose a rate from the displayed drop-down menu.
Multicast FilterA
This setting enables the filtering of multicast network traffic to the wireless SSID.
Multicast RateA
This setting specifies the transmit rate to be used for sending multicast network
traffic. The selected Protocol and Channel Bonding settings will affect the rate
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options and values available here.
IGMP Snooping A
To allow the Pepwave router to listen to internet group management protocol (IGMP)
network traffic, select this option.
DHCP Option 82 A
If you use a distributed DHCP server/relay environment, you can enable this option to
provide additional information on the manner in which clients are physically
connected to the network.
Network Priority
(QoS) A
Select from Gold, Silver, and Bronze to control the QoS priority of this wireless
network’s traffic.
Layer 2 Isolation A
Layer 2 refers to the second layer in the ISO Open System Interconnect model.
When this option is enabled, clients on the same VLAN, SSID, or subnet are isolated
to that VLAN, SSID, or subnet, which can enhance security. Traffic is passed to
upper communication layer(s). By default, the setting is disabled.
Band Steering A
Band steering allows the Pepwave router to steer AP clients from the 2.4GHz band to
the 5GHz band for better usage of bandwidth. To make steering mandatory, select
Enforce. To cause the Pepwave router to preferentially choose steering, select
Prefer. The default for this setting is Disable.
A - Advanced feature. Click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
Security Settings
Security
Policy
This setting configures the wireless authentication and encryption methods. Available
options are Open (No Encryption), WPA/WPA2 - Personal, WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise
and Static WEP.
Access Control
Restricted
Mode
The settings allow administrator to control access using MAC address filtering. Available
options are None, Deny all except listed, Accept all except listed, and RADIUS MAC
Authentication.
When WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise is configured, RADIUS-based 802.1 x authentication is
enabled. Under this configuration, the Shared Key option should be disabled. When using
this method, select the appropriate version using the V1/V2 controls. The security level of this
method is known to be very high.
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When WPA/WPA2- Personal is configured, a shared key is used for data encryption and
authentication. When using this configuration, the Shared Key option should be enabled. Key
length must be between eight and 63 characters (inclusive). The security level of this method
is known to be high.
The configuration of Static WEP parameters enables pre-shared WEP key encryption.
Authentication is not supported by this method. The security level of this method is known to
be weak.
MAC Address
List
Connection coming from the MAC addresses in this list will be either denied or accepted
based the option selected in the previous field.
RADIUS Server Settings
Host
Enter the IP address of the primary RADIUS server and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS
server.
Secret
Enter the RADIUS shared secret for the primary server and, if applicable, the secondary
RADIUS server.
Authentication
Port
In field, enter the UDP authentication port(s) used by your RADIUS server(s) or click the
Default button to enter 1812.
Accounting
Port
In field, enter the UDP accounting port(s) used by your RADIUS server(s) or click the Default
button to enter 1813.
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19.2 Settings
On many Pepwave models, the AP settings screen (AP>Settings) looks similar to the
example below:
AP Settings
SSID
These buttons specify which wireless networks will use this AP profile. You can also
select the frequencies at which each network will transmit. Please note that the Pepwave
router does not detect whether the AP is capable of transmitting at both frequencies.
Instructions to transmit at unsupported frequencies will be ignored by the AP.
Operating
Country
This drop-down menu specifies the national/regional regulations which the AP should
follow.
If a North American region is selected, RF channels 1 to 11 will be available and
the maximum transmission power will be 26 dBm (400 mW).
If European region is selected, RF channels 1 to 13 will be available. The
maximum transmission power will be 20 dBm (100 mW).
NOTE: Users are required to choose an option suitable to local laws and regulations.
Per FCC regulation, the country selection is not available on all models marketed in US.
All US models are fixed to US channels only.
Preferred
Frequency
These buttons determine the frequency at which access points will attempt to broadcast.
This feature will only work for APs that can transmit at both 2.4GHz and 5GHz
frequencies.
5 GHz Protocol
This section displays the 5 GHz protocols your APs are using.
5GHz Channel
Bonding
There are three options: 20 MHz, 20/40 MHz, and 40 MHz. With this feature enabled, the
Wi-Fi system can use two channels at once. Using two channels improves the
performance of the Wi-Fi connection.
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5 GHz Channel
This drop-down menu selects the 5 GHz 802.11 channel to be utilized. If Auto is set, the
system will perform channel scanning based on the scheduled time set and choose the
most suitable channel automatically.
2.4 GHz Protocol
This section displays the 2.4GHz protocols your APs are using.
2.4 GHz Channel
Bonding
There are three options: 20 MHz, 20/40 MHz, and 40 MHz. With this feature enabled, the
Wi-Fi system can use two channels at once. Using two channels improves the
performance of the Wi-Fi connection.
2.4 GHz Channel
This drop-down menu selects the 802.11 channel to be utilized. Available options are
from 1 to 11 and from 1 to 13 for the North America region and Europe region,
respectively. (Channel 14 is only available when the country is selected as Japan with
protocol 802.11b.) If Auto is set, the system will perform channel scanning based on the
scheduled time set and choose the most suitable channel automatically.
Management
VLAN ID
This field specifies the VLAN ID to tag to management traffic, such as AP to AP
controller communication traffic. The value is 0 by default, meaning that no VLAN tagging
will be applied. NOTE: change this value with caution as alterations may result in loss of
connection to the AP controller.
Power BoostA
With this option enabled, the AP under this profile will transmit using additional power.
Please note that using this option with several APs in close proximity will lead to
increased interference.
Output PowerA
This drop-down menu determines the power at which the AP under this profile will
broadcast. When fixed settings are selected, the AP will broadcast at the specified power
level, regardless of context. When Dynamic settings are selected, the AP will adjust its
power level based on its surrounding APs in order to maximize performance.
The Dynamic: Auto setting will set the AP to do this automatically. Otherwise, the
Dynamic: Manual setting will set the AP to dynamically adjust only of instructed to do
so. If you have set Dynamic:Manual, you can go to AP>Toolbox>Auto Power Adj. to
give your AP further instructions.
Beacon RateA
This drop-down menu provides the option to send beacons in different transmit bit rates.
The bit rates are 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 6Mbps, and 11Mbps.
Beacon IntervalA
This drop-down menu provides the option to set the time between each beacon send.
Available options are 100ms, 250ms, and 500ms.
DTIMA
This field provides the option to set the frequency for beacon to include delivery traffic
indication messages (DTIM). The interval unit is measured in milliseconds.
Slot TimeA
This field provides the option to modify the unit wait time before it transmits. The default
value is 9μs.
ACK TimeoutA
This field provides the option to set the wait time to receive acknowledgement packet
before doing retransmission. The default value is 48μs.
Frame
AggregationA
With this feature enabled, throughput will be increased by sending two or more data
frames in a single transmission.
A - Advanced feature. Click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
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Web Administration Settings
Enable
Check the box to allow the Pepwave router to manage the web admin access information
of the AP.
Web Access
Protocol
These buttons specify the web access protocol used for accessing the web admin of the
AP. The two available options are HTTP and HTTPS.
Management Port
This field specifies the management port used for accessing the device.
HTTP to HTTPS
Redirection
This option will be available if you have chosen HTTPS as the Web Access Protocol.
With this enabled, any HTTP access to the web admin will redirect to HTTPS
automatically.
Admin User
Name
This field specifies the administrator username of the web admin. It is set as admin by
default.
Admin Password
This field allows you to specify a new administrator password. You may also click the
Generate button and let the system generate a random password automatically.
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Navigating to AP>Settings on some Pepwave models displays a screen similar to the
one shown below:
Wi-Fi Radio Settings
Operating
Country
This option sets the country whose regulations the Pepwave router follows.
Wi-Fi Antenna
Choose from the router's internal or optional external antennas, if so equipped.
Important Note
Per FCC regulations, the country selection is not available on all models marketed in
the US. All US models are fixed to US channels only.
Wi-Fi AP Settings
Protocol
This option allows you to specify whether 802.11b and/or 802.11g client association
requests will be accepted. Available options are 802.11ng and 802.11na. By default,
802.11ng is selected.
Channel
This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be used. Channel 1
(2.412 GHz) is selected by default.
Channel Width
Auto (20/40 MHz) and 20 MHz are available. The default setting is Auto (20/40 MHz),
which allows both widths to be used simultaneously.
Output Power
This option is for specifying the transmission output power for the Wi-Fi AP. There are 4
relative power levels available – Max, High, Mid, and Low. The actual output power
will be bound by the regulatory limits of the selected country.
Beacon RateA
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Beacon IntervalA
This option is for setting the time interval between each beacon. By default, 100ms is
selected.
DTIMA
This field allows you to set the frequency for the beacon to include a delivery traffic
indication message. The interval is measured in milliseconds. The default value is set to
1 ms.
Slot TimeA
This field is for specifying the wait time before the Surf SOHO transmits a packet. By
default, this field is set to 9 µs.
ACK TimeoutA
This field is for setting the wait time to receive an acknowledgement packet before
performing a retransmission. By default, this field is set to 48 µs.
Frame
AggregationA
This option allows you to enable frame aggregation to increase transmission
throughput.
Guard IntervalA
This setting allows choosing a short or long guard period interval for your
transmissions.
A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
19.3 Toolbox
Tools for managing firmware packs can be found at AP>Toolbox.
Firmware Packs
Here, you can manage the firmware of your AP. Clicking on will result in information regarding each firmware
pack. To receive new firmware packs, you can click Check for Updates to download new packs, or you can click
Manual Upload to manually upload a firmware pack. Click Default to define which firmware pack is default.
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20 System Settings
20.1 Admin Security
There are two types of user accounts available for accessing the web admin:
admin and user. They represent two user levels: the admin level has full administration
access, while the user level is read-only. The user level can access only the device's
status information; users cannot make any changes on the device.
A web login session will be logged out automatically when it has been idle longer than
the Web Session Timeout. Before the session expires, you may click the Logout
button in the web admin to exit the session.
0 hours 0 minutes signifies an unlimited session time. This setting should be used only
in special situations, as it will lower the system security level if users do not log out
before closing the browser. The default is 4 hours, 0 minutes.
For security reasons, after logging in to the web admin Interface for the first time, it is
recommended to change the administrator password. Configuring the administration
interface to be accessible only from the LAN can further improve system security.
Administrative settings configuration is located at System>Admin Security.
Admin account UI
User account UI
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Admin Settings
Router Name
This field allows you to define a name for this Pepwave router. By default, Router Name
is set as MAX_XXXX or Surf_SOHO_XXXX, where XXXX refers to the last 4 digits of the
unit’s serial number.
Admin User
Name
Admin User Name is set as admin by default, but can be changed, if desired.
Admin
Password
This field allows you to specify a new administrator password.
Confirm Admin
Password
This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password.
Read-only User
Name
Read-only User Name is set as user by default, but can be changed, if desired.
User Password
This field allows you to specify a new user password. Once the user password is set, the
read-only user feature will be enabled.
Confirm User
Password
This field allows you to verify and confirm the new user password.
Web Session
Timeout
This field specifies the number of hours and minutes that a web session can remain idle
before the Pepwave router terminates its access to the web admin interface. By default, it
is set to 4 hours.
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Authentication
by RADIUS
With this box is checked, the web admin will authenticate using an external RADIUS
server. Authenticated users are treated as either "admin" with full read-write permission
or “user” with read-only access. Local admin and user accounts will be disabled. When
the device is not able to communicate with the external RADIUS server, local accounts
will be enabled again for emergency access. Additional authentication options will be
available once this box is checked.
Auth Protocol
This specifies the authentication protocol used. Available options are MS-CHAP v2 and
PAP.
Auth Server
This specifies the access address and port of the external RADIUS server.
Auth Server
Secret
This field is for entering the secret key for accessing the RADIUS server.
Auth Timeout
This option specifies the time value for authentication timeout.
Accounting
Server
This specifies the access address and port of the external accounting server.
Accounting
Server Secret
This field is for entering the secret key for accessing the accounting server.
Network
Connection
This option is for specifying the network connection to be used for authentication. Users
can choose from LAN, WAN, and VPN connections.
CLI SSH
The CLI (command line interface) can be accessed via SSH. This field enables CLI
support. For additional information regarding CLI, please refer to Section 20.14.
CLI SSH Port
This field determines the port on which clients can access CLI SSH.
CLI SSH
Access
This menu allows you to choose between granting access to LAN and WAN clients, or to
LAN clients only.
Security
This option is for specifying the protocol(s) through which the web admin interface can be
accessed:
HTTP
HTTPS
HTTP/HTTPS
Web Admin
Port
This field is for specifying the port number on which the web admin interface can be
accessed.
Web Admin
Access
This option is for specifying the network interfaces through which the web admin interface
can be accessed:
LAN only
LAN/WAN
If LAN/WAN is chosen, the WAN Connection Access Settings form will be displayed.
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WAN Connection Access Settings
Allowed
Source IP
Subnets
This field allows you to restrict web admin access only from defined IP subnets.
Any - Allow web admin accesses to be from anywhere, without IP address
restriction.
Allow access from the following IP subnets only - Restrict web admin access only
from the defined IP subnets. When this is chosen, a text input area will be displayed
beneath:
The allowed IP subnet addresses should be entered into this text area. Each IP subnet
must be in form of w.x.y.z/m, where w.x.y.z is an IP address (e.g., 192.168.0.0), and m is
the subnet mask in CIDR format, which is between 0 and 32 inclusively (For example,
192.168.0.0/24).
To define multiple subnets, separate each IP subnet one in a line. For example:
192.168.0.0/24
10.8.0.0/16
Allowed WAN
IP Address(es)
This is to choose which WAN IP address(es) the web server should listen on.
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20.2 Firmware
Pepwave router firmware is upgradeable through the web admin interface. Firmware
upgrade functionality is located at System>Firmware.
There are two ways to upgrade the unit. The first method is through an online download.
The second method is to upload a firmware file manually.
To perform an online download, click on the Check for Firmware button. The Pepwave
router will check online for new firmware. If new firmware is available, the Pepwave
router will automatically download the firmware. The rest of the upgrade process will be
automatically initiated.
You may also download a firmware image from the Peplink website and update the unit
manually. To update using a firmware image, click Choose File to select the firmware
file from the local computer, and then click Manual Upgrade to send the firmware to the
Pepwave router. It will then automatically initiate the firmware upgrade process.
Please note that all Peplink devices can store two different firmware versions in two
different partitions. A firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive partition. If you
want to keep the inactive firmware, you can simply reboot your device with the inactive
firmware and then perform the firmware upgrade.
Important Note
The firmware upgrade process may not necessarily preserve the previous configuration, and the behavior varies on
a case-by-case basis. Consult the release notes for the particular firmware version before installing. Do not
disconnect the power during firmware upgrade process. Do not attempt to upload a non-firmware file or a firmware
file that is not supported by Peplink. Upgrading the Pepwave router with an invalid firmware file will damage the unit
and may void the warranty.
Important Note
If the firmware is rolled back from 5.x to 4.x, the configurations will be lost.
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20.3 Time
Time Settings enables the system clock of the Pepwave router to be synchronized with
a specified time server. Time settings are located at System>Time.
Time Settings
Time Zone
This specifies the time zone (along with the corresponding Daylight Savings Time scheme).
The Time Zone value affects the time stamps in the Pepwave router’s event log and e-mail
notifications. Check Show all to show all time zone options.
Time Server
This setting specifies the NTP network time server to be utilized by the Pepwave router.
20.4 Email Notification
Email notification functionality provides a system administrator with up-to-date
information on network status. The settings for configuring email notifications are found
at System>Email Notification.
Email Notification Settings
Email
Notification
This setting specifies whether or not to enable email notification. If Enable is checked, the
Pepwave router will send email messages to system administrators when the WAN status
changes or when new firmware is available. If Enable is not checked, email notification is
disabled and the Pepwave router will not send email messages.
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SMTP Server
This setting specifies the SMTP server to be used for sending email. If the server requires
authentication, check Require authentication.
SSL Encryption
Check the box to enable SMTPS. When the box is checked, SMTP Port will be changed to
465 automatically.
SMTP Port
This field is for specifying the SMTP port number. By default, this is set to 25; when SSL
Encryption is checked, the default port number will be set to 465. You may customize the
port number by editing this field. Click Default to restore the number to its default setting.
SMTP User
Name /
Password
This setting specifies the SMTP username and password while sending email. These
options are shown only if Require authentication is checked in the SMTP Server setting.
Confirm SMTP
Password
This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password.
Sender’s Email
Address
This setting specifies the email address the Pepwave router will use to send reports.
Recipient’s
Email Address
This setting specifies the email address(es) to which the Pepwave router will send email
notifications. For multiple recipients, separate each email addresses using the enter key.
After you have finished setting up email notifications, you can click the Test Email
Notification button to test the settings before saving. After Test Email Notification is
clicked, you will see this screen to confirm the settings:
Click Send Test Notification to confirm. In a few seconds, you will see a message with
detailed test results.
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20.5 Event Log
Event log functionality enables event logging at a specified remote syslog server. The
settings for configuring the remote system log can be found at System>Event Log.
Event Log Settings
Remote Syslog
This setting specifies whether or not to log events at the specified remote syslog server.
Remote Syslog
Host
This setting specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote syslog server.
Push Events
The Pepwave router can also send push notifications to mobile devices that have our
Mobile Router Utility installed. Check the box to activate this feature.
For more information on the Router Utility, go to:
www.peplink.com/products/router-utility
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20.6 SNMP
SNMP or simple network management protocol is an open standard that can be used to
collect information about the Pepwave router. SNMP configuration is located at
System>SNMP.
SNMP Settings
SNMP Device
Name
This field shows the router name defined at System>Admin Security.
SNMP Port
This option specifies the port which SNMP will use. The default port is 161.
SNMPv1
This option allows you to enable SNMP version 1.
SNMPv2
This option allows you to enable SNMP version 2.
SNMPv3
This option allows you to enable SNMP version 3.
To add a community for either SNMPv1 or SNMPv2, click the Add SNMP Community
button in the Community Name table, upon which the following screen is displayed:
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SNMP Community Settings
Community
Name
This setting specifies the SNMP community name.
Allowed Source
Subnet
Address
This setting specifies a subnet from which access to the SNMP server is allowed. Enter
subnet address here (e.g., 192.168.1.0) and select the appropriate subnet mask.
To define a user name for SNMPv3, click Add SNMP User in the SNMPv3 User Name
table, upon which the following screen is displayed:
SNMPv3 User Settings
User Name
This setting specifies a user name to be used in SNMPv3.
Authentication
Protocol
This setting specifies via a drop-down menu one of the following valid authentication
protocols:
NONE
MD5
SHA
When MD5 or SHA is selected, an entry field will appear for the password.
Privacy Protocol
This setting specifies via a drop-down menu one of the following valid privacy
protocols:
NONE
DES
When DES is selected, an entry field will appear for the password.
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20.7 InControl
InControl is a cloud-based service which allows you to manage all of your Peplink and
Pepwave devices with one unified system. With it, you can generate reports, gather
statistics, and configure your devices automatically. All of this is now possible with
InControl.
When this check box is checked, the device's status information will be sent to the
Peplink InControl system. This device's usage data and configuration will be sent to the
system if you enable the features in the system.
Alternately, you could also privately host InControl. Simply check the box beside the
“Privately Host InControl” open, and enter the IP Address of your InControl Host.
You can sign up for an InControl account at https://incontrol2.peplink.com/. You can
register your devices under the account, monitor their status, see their usage reports,
and receive offline notifications.
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20.8 Configuration
Backing up Pepwave router settings immediately after successful completion of initial
setup is strongly recommended. The functionality to download and upload Pepwave
router settings is found at System>Configuration. Note that available options vary by
model.
Configuration
Restore
Configuration
to Factory
Settings
The Restore Factory Settings button is to reset the configuration to factory default
settings. After clicking the button, you will need to click the Apply Changes button on the
top right corner to make the settings effective.
Download
Active
Configurations
Click Download to backup the current active settings.
Upload
Configurations
To restore or change settings based on a configuration file, click Choose File to locate the
configuration file on the local computer, and then click Upload. The new settings can then
be applied by clicking the Apply Changes button on the page header, or you can cancel
the procedure by pressing discard on the main page of the web admin interface.
Upload
Configurations
from High
Availability Pair
In a high availability (HA) configuration, a Pepwave router can quickly load the configuration
of its HA counterpart. To do so, click the Upload button. After loading the settings,
configure the LAN IP address of the Pepwve router so that it is different from the HA
counterpart.
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20.9 Feature Add-ons
Some Pepwave routers have features that can be activated upon purchase. Once the
purchase is complete, you will receive an activation key. Enter the key in the Activation
Key field, click Activate, and then click Apply Changes.
20.10 Reboot
This page provides a reboot button for restarting the system. For maximum reliability,
the Pepwave router can equip with two copies of firmware. Each copy can be a different
version. You can select the firmware version you would like to reboot the device with.
The firmware marked with (Running) is the current system boot up firmware.
Please note that a firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive firmware
partition.
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20.11 Ping
The ping test tool sends pings through a specified Ethernet interface or a
SpeedFusionTM VPN connection. You can specify the number of pings in the field
Number of times, to a maximum number of 10 times. Packet Size can be set to a
maximum of 1472 bytes. The ping utility is located at System>Tools>Ping, illustrated
below:
Tip
A system administrator can use the ping utility to manually check the connectivity of a particular LAN/WAN
connection.
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20.12 Traceroute Test
The traceroute test tool traces the routing path to the destination through a particular
Ethernet interface or a SpeedFusionTM connection. The traceroute test utility is located
at System>Tools>Traceroute.
Tip
A system administrator can use the traceroute utility to analyze the connection path of a LAN/WAN connection.
20.13 PepVPN Test
The PepVPN Test tool can help to test the throughput between different VPN peers.
You can define the Test Type, Direction, and Duration of the test, and press Go! to
perform the throughput test. The VPN test utility is located at System>Tools>PepVPN
Test, illustrated as follows:
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20.14 CLI (Command Line Interface Support)
The CLI (command line interface) can be accessed via SSH. This field enables CLI
support. The below settings specify which TCP port and which interface(s) should
accept remote SSH CLI access. The user name and password used for remote SSH
CLI access are the same as those used for web admin access.
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21 Status
21.1 Device
System information is located at Status>Device.
System Information
Router Name
This is the name specified in the Router Name field located at System>Admin Security.
Model
This shows the model name and number of this device.
Product Code
If your model uses a product code, it will appear here.
Hardware
Revision
This shows the hardware version of this device.
Serial Number
This shows the serial number of this device.
Firmware
This shows the firmware version this device is currently running.
PepVPN
Version
This shows the current PepVPN version.
Modem
Support
Version
This shows the modem support version. For a list of supported modems, click Modem
Support List.
Host Name
The host name assigned to the Pepwave router appears here.
Uptime
This shows the length of time since the device has been rebooted.
System Time
This shows the current system time.
Diagnostic
Report
The Download link is for exporting a diagnostic report file required for system investigation.
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Remote
Assistance
Click Turn on to enable remote assistance.
The second table shows the MAC address of each LAN/WAN interface connected. To
view your device’s End User License Agreement (EULA), click .
Important Note
If you encounter issues and would like to contact the Pepwave Support Team (http://www.pepwave.com/contact/),
please download the diagnostic report file and attach it along with a description of your issue.
In Firmware 5.1 or before, the diagnostic report file can be obtained at System>Reboot.
21.1.1 GPS Data
The MAX Transit, HD2 and HD2 IP67 automatically store up to seven days of GPS
location data in GPS eXchange format (GPX). To review this data using third-party
applications, click Status>Device and then download your GPX file.
The Pepwave MAX BR1, Transit, HD2, and HD2 IP67 export real-time location data in
NMEA format through the LAN IP address at TCP port 60660. It is accessible from the
LAN or over a SpeedFusion connection. To access the data via a virtual serial port,
install a virtual serial port driver. Visit
http://www.peplink.com/index.php?view=faq&id=294 to download the driver.
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21.2 Active Sessions
Information on active sessions can be found at Status>Active Sessions>Overview.
This screen displays the number of sessions initiated by each application. Click on each
service listing for additional information. This screen also indicates the number of
sessions initiated by each WAN port. In addition, you can see which clients are initiating
the most sessions.
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You can also perform a filtered search for specific sessions. You can filter by subnet,
port, protocol, and interface. To perform a search, navigate to Status>Active
Sessions>Search.
This Active Sessions section displays the active inbound/outbound sessions of each
WAN connection on the Pepwave router. A filter is available to sort active session
information. Enter a keyword in the field or check one of the WAN connection boxes for
filtering.
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21.3 Client List
The client list table is located at Status>Client List. It lists DHCP and online client IP
addresses, names (retrieved from the DHCP reservation table or defined by users),
current download and upload rate, and MAC address.
Clients can be imported into the DHCP reservation table by clicking the button on
the right. You can update the record after import by going to Network>LAN.
If the PPTP server (see Section 19.2), SpeedFusionTM (see Section 12.1), or AP
controller (see Section 20) is enabled, you may see the corresponding connection
name listed in the Name field.
21.4 WINS Client
The WINS client list table is located at Status>WINS Client.
The WINS client table lists the IP addresses and names of WINS clients. This option will
only be available when you have enabled the WINS server (navigation:
Network>Interfaces>LAN). The names of clients retrieved will be automatically
matched into the Client List (see previous section). Click Flush All to flush all WINS
client records.
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21.5 UPnP / NAT-PMP
The table that shows the forwarded ports under UPnP and NAT-PMP protocols is
located at Status>UPnP/NAT-PMP. This section appears only if you have enabled
UPnP / NAT-PMP as mentioned in Section 15.1.1.
Click to delete a single UPnP / NAT-PMP record in its corresponding row. To
delete all records, click Delete All on the right-hand side below the table.
Important Note
UPnP / NAT-PMP records will be deleted immediately after clicking the button or Delete All, without the
need to click Save or Confirm.
21.6 SpeedFusion Status
Current SpeedFusionTM status information is located at Status>SpeedFusionTM.
Details about SpeedFusionTM connection peers appears as below:
Click on the corresponding peer name to explore the WAN connection(s) status and
subnet information of each VPN peer.
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Click the button for a chart displaying real-time throughput, latency, and drop-
rate information for each WAN connection.
When pressing the button, the following menu will appear:
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After clicking the icon, the following menu appears:
Select the L2 protocol (TCP/UDP), direction, and duration and click the Start button to
begin the general throughput test.
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The bandwidth bonding feature of PepVPN occurs when multiple WAN lines from one
end merge with multiple WAN lines from the other end. For this to happen, each WAN
line needs to form a connection with all the WAN lines on the opposite end. The function
of the PepVPN analyzer is to report the throughput, packet loss, and latency of all
possible combinations of connections. Please note that the PepVPN Analyzer will
temporarily interrupt VPN connectivity and will restore after test.
After clicking the icon, the analyzer will require several minutes to perform its analysis
depending the number of WAN links in the SpeedFusionTM Tunnel. Once the test the
complete, the report will appear:
"O" indicates that specific WAN / Tunnel is active for that particular test.
"Tx Avg." is the averaged throughput across the full 10 seconds time, while "Tx Max." is
the averaged throughput of the fastest 30% of time.
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21.7 Event Log
Event log information is located at Status>Event Log.
The log section displays a list of events that has taken place on the Pepwave router.
Check Auto Refresh to refresh log entries automatically. Click the Clear Log button to
clear the log.
21.8 Bandwidth
This section shows bandwidth usage statistics and is located at Status>Bandwidth.
Bandwidth usage at the LAN while the device is switched off (e.g., LAN bypass) is
neither recorded nor shown.
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21.8.1 Real-Time
The Data transferred since installation table indicates how much network traffic has
been processed by the device since the first bootup. The Data transferred since last
reboot table indicates how much network traffic has been processed by the device
since the last bootup.
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21.8.2 Hourly
This page shows the hourly bandwidth usage for all WAN connections, with the option
of viewing each individual connection. Select the desired connection to check from the
drop-down menu.
21.8.3 Daily
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This page shows the daily bandwidth usage for all WAN connections, with the option of
viewing each individual connection.
Select the connection to check from the drop-down menu. If you have enabled the
Bandwidth Monitoring feature, the Current Billing Cycle table for that WAN
connection will be displayed.
Click on a date to view the client bandwidth usage of that specific date. This feature is
not available if you have selected to view the bandwidth usage of only a particular WAN
connection. The scale of the graph can be set to display megabytes (MB) or gigabytes
(GB).
All WAN Daily Bandwidth Usage
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21.8.4 Monthly
This page shows the monthly bandwidth usage for each WAN connection. If you have
enabled the Bandwidth Monitoring feature, you can check the usage of each
particular connection and view the information by Billing Cycle or by Calendar Month.
Click the first two rows to view the client bandwidth usage in the last two months. This
feature is not available if you have chosen to view the bandwidth of an individual WAN
connection. The scale of the graph can be set to display megabytes (MB) or gigabytes
(GB).
All WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage
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Ethernet WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage
Tip
By default, the scale of data size is in MB. 1GB equals 1024MB.
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Appendix A. Restoration of Factory Defaults
To restore the factory default settings on a Pepwave router, follow the steps below:
1. Locate the reset button on the front or back panel of the Pepwave router.
2. With a paper clip, press the reset button and hold it for at least 10 seconds, until
the unit reboots itself.
After the Pepwave router finishes rebooting, the factory default settings will be restored.
Important Note
All previous configurations and bandwidth usage data will be lost after restoring factory default settings. Regular
backup of configuration settings is strongly recommended.
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Appendix B. Declaration
1. The device supports time division technology
2. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device,pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmfulinterference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.FCC Caution: Any
changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
Operations in the 5.15-5.25GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only.
IMPORTANT NOTE
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement (for MAX HD2 IP67/ BR1/ Surf SOHO)
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
20cm between the radiator & your body.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement (for MAX HD2)
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
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environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
35cm between the radiator & your body.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement (for MAX 700)
Please add the following information (or something similar) that conveys the separation
distance for using up to four plug-in 3G USB devices.
a. 40cm minimum when the product is operated with one plug-in 3G USB device which
has maximum of 7W ERP output power.
b. 50cm minimum when the product is operated with two plug-in 3G USB devices which
have maximum of 7W ERP output power for each device.
c. 60cm minimum when the product is operated with three plug-in 3G USB devices
which have maximum of 7W ERP output power for each device.
d. 70cm minimum when the product is operated with four plug-in 3G USB devices which
have maximum of 7W ERP output power for each device.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement (for MAX Transit)
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
24cm between the radiator & your body.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement (for MAX On-The-Go)
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment.
1. 20cm minimum when the product is operated alone without co-transmitting with a
plug-in 3G USB dongle device.
2. 65cm minimum when the product is operated with a plug-in 3G USB device which
has maximum of 7W ERP output power.
3. For co-transmission scenario which is not covered above, please consult the RF
technician or device supplier.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are
country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the
intended destination.
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux
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appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions
suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de
l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est
susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
(1) the device for operation in the band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce
the potential for harmful interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems;
(2) the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725-5825 MHz shall
comply with the e.i.r.p. limits specified for point-to-point and non point-to-point
operation as appropriate.
i les dispositifs fonctionnant dans la bande 5 150-5 250 MHz sont réservés
uniquement pour uneutilisation à l’intérieur afin de réduire les risques de brouillage
préjudiciable aux systèmes de satellites mobiles utilisant les mêmes canaux;
ii le gain maximal d’antenne permis (pour les dispositifs utilisant la bande 5 725-5 825
MHz) doit se conformer à la limite de p.i.r.e. spécifiée pour l’exploitation point à point
et non point à point, selon le cas.
3. CE Statement for Pepwave Routers
Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity
This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive
1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove
presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive
1999/5/EC:
- EN 60950-1: 2006 + A11 : 2009+A1 : 2010+ A12: 2011
Safety of Information Technology Equipment
- EN50385 : 2002 / Article 3(1)(a)
Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of radio base stations and fixed
terminal stations for wireless telecommunication systems with the basic restrictions
or the reference levels related to human exposure to radio frequency
electromagnetic fields (110MHz - 40 GHz) - General public
EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Wideband
Transmission systems; Data transmission equipment operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM
band and using spread spectrum modulation techniques; Harmonized EN covering
essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
- EN 301 908-1 V5.2.1: 2011
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Base Stations
(BS), Repeaters and User Equipment (UE) for IMT-2000 Third-Generation cellular
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networks; Part 1: Harmonized EN for IMT-2000, introduction and common
requirements, covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
- EN 301 511 V9.0.2: 2003
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM); Harmonized standard for mobile
stations in the GSM 900 and DCS 1800 bands covering essential requirements
under article 3.2 of the R&TTE directive (1999/5/EC)
- EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2: 2008
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 1: Common
technical requirements
- EN 301 489-7 V1.3.1: 2005
ElectroMagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment ad services; Part 7: Specific
conditions for mobile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular
radio telecommunications systems (GSM and DCS)
- EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1: 2012
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 17: Specific
conditions for 2,4 GHz wideband transmission systems and 5 GHz high
performance RLAN equipment
- EN 301 489-24 V1.5.1: 2010
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 24: Specific
conditions for IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA) for Mobile and portable (UE)
radio and ancillary equipment
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Česky
[Czech]
[Jméno výrobce] tímto prohlašuje, že tento [typ zařízení] je ve shodě se
základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES.
Dansk
[Danish]
Undertegnede [fabrikantens navn] erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr [udstyrets
typebetegnelse] overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv
1999/5/EF.
Deutsch
[German]
Hiermit erklärt [Name des Herstellers], dass sich das Gerät [Gerätetyp] in
Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den übrigen
einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet.
Eesti
[Estonian]
Käesolevaga kinnitab [tootja nimi = name of manufacturer] seadme [seadme tüüp
= type of equipment] vastavust direktiivi 1999/5/EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud
direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele sätetele.
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English
Hereby, [name of manufacturer], declares that this [type of equipment] is in
compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of
Directive 1999/5/EC.
Español
[Spanish]
Por medio de la presente [nombre del fabricante] declara que el [clase de equipo]
cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones
aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.
Ελληνική
[Greek]
ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ [name of manufacturer] ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ [type of equipment]
ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ
ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ.
Français
[French]
Par la présente [nom du fabricant] déclare que l'appareil [type d'appareil] est
conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la
directive 1999/5/CE.
Italiano
[Italian]
Con la presente [nome del costruttore] dichiara che questo [tipo di apparecchio] è
conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla
direttiva 1999/5/CE.
Latviski
[Latvian]
Ar šo [name of manufacturer / izgatavotāja nosaukums] deklarē, ka [type of
equipment / iekārtas tips] atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK būtiskajām prasībām un
citiem ar to saistītajiem noteikumiem.
Lietuvių
[Lithuanian]
Šiuo [manufacturer name] deklaruoja, kad šis [equipment type] atitinka esminius
reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas.
Nederlands
[Dutch]
Hierbij verklaart [naam van de fabrikant] dat het toestel [type van toestel] in
overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen
van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.
Malti
[Maltese]
Hawnhekk, [isem tal-manifattur], jiddikjara li dan [il-mudel tal-prodott] jikkonforma
mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid-Dirrettiva
1999/5/EC.
Magyar
[Hungarian]
Alulírott, [gyártó neve] nyilatkozom, hogy a [... típus]megfelel a vonatkozó
alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak.
Polski
[Polish]
Niniejszym [nazwa producenta] oświadcza, że [nazwa wyrobu] jest zgodny z
zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami
Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC.
Português
[Portuguese]
[Nome do fabricante] declara que este [tipo de equipamento] está conforme com
os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE.
Slovensko
[Slovenian]
[Ime proizvajalca] izjavlja, da je ta [tip opreme] v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in
ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/ES.
Slovensky
[Slovak]
[Meno výrobcu] týmto vyhlasuje, že [typ zariadenia]spĺňa základné požiadavky a
všetky príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 1999/5/ES.
Suomi
[Finnish]
[Valmistaja = manufacturer] vakuuttaa täten että [type of equipment = laitteen
tyyppimerkintä] tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja
sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.
Svenska
[Swedish]
Härmed intygar [företag] att denna [utrustningstyp] står I överensstämmelse med
de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av
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