Pepwave MAX User Manual
Pepwave Products:
MAX 700/HD2/HD2 IP67/HD2 mini/HD4/Transit/BR1/BR1 Slim/BR1 ENT/BR1 Pro LTE/BR1
IP55/BR2 IP55/On-The-Go/MAX HD2/HD4 with MediaFast
Pepwave Firmware 7
January 2017
Copyright & Trademarks
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2017 Pepwave Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Pepwave and the Pepwave logo
are trademarks of Pepwave Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
Introduction and Scope 8
Glossary 9
Product Features 10
Supported Network Features 10
WAN 10
LAN 11
VPN 11
Firewall 12
Captive Portal 12
Outbound Policy 12
AP Controller 12
QoS 12
Other Supported Features 13
Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview 14
MAX 700 14
MAX HD2 16
MAX HD2 IP67 18
MAX HD2 mini 19
MAX Transit 20
MAX HD4 22
MAX BR1 23
MAX BR1 Slim 25
MAX BR1 Pro LTE 27
MAX Hotspot 29
BR1 Mini 30
MAX BR1/2 IP55 31
MAX On-The-Go 32
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Advanced Feature Summary 34
Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent Deployment 34
QoS: Clearer VoIP 35
Per-User Bandwidth Control 36
High Availability via VRRP 36
USB Modem and Android Tethering 37
Built-In Remote User VPN Support 38
SIM-card USSD support 39
Installation 39
Preparation 39
Constructing the Network 40
Configuring the Network Environment 41
Mounting the Unit 41
Wall Mount 41
Car Mount 41
IP67 Installation Guide 41
Connecting to the Web Admin Interface 42
Configuring the LAN Interface(s) 43
Basic Settings 43
Port Settings 54
Captive Portal 54
Configuring the WAN Interface(s) 57
Ethernet WAN 58
DHCP Connection 63
Static IP Connection 64
PPPoE Connection 65
L2TP Connection 67
Cellular WAN 68
Wi-Fi WAN 74
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Creating Wi-Fi Connection Profiles 81
WAN Health Check 82
Dynamic DNS Settings 85
Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 86
MediaFast Configuration 91
Setting Up MediaFast Content Caching 91
Scheduling Content Prefetching 92
Viewing MediaFast Statistics 93
Bandwidth Bonding SpeedFusionTM / PepVPN 95
PepVPN 95
The Pepwave Router Behind a NAT Router 102
SpeedFusionTM Status 103
IPsec VPN 103
IPsec VPN Settings 103
Outbound Policy Management 108
Outbound Policy 108
Custom Rules for Outbound Policy 110
Algorithm: Weighted Balance 113
Algorithm: Persistence 115
Algorithm: Enforced 116
Algorithm: Priority 116
Algorithm: Overflow 117
Algorithm: Least Used 117
Algorithm: Lowest Latency 118
Expert Mode 118
Inbound Access 119
Port Forwarding Service 119
UPnP / NAT-PMP Settings 121
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NAT Mappings 121
QoS 123
User Groups 123
Bandwidth Control 124
Application 124
Application Prioritization 125
Prioritization for Custom Applications 125
DSL/Cable Optimization 126
Firewall 126
Outbound and Inbound Firewall Rules 127
Access Rules 127
Apply Firewall Rules to PepVpn Traffic 130
Intrusion Detection and DoS Prevention 131
Content Blocking 132
Application Blocking 132
Web Blocking 132
Customized Domains 133
Exempted User Groups 133
Exempted Subnets 133
URL Logging 133
OSPF & RIPv2 134
Remote User Access 136
Miscellaneous Settings 138
High Availability 138
PPTP Server 142
Certificate Manager 144
Service Forwarding 144
SMTP Forwarding 145
Web Proxy Forwarding 146
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DNS Forwarding 146
Custom Service Forwarding 146
Service Passthrough 147
GPS Forwarding 148
AP Controller 149
Wireless SSID 149
Settings 154
AP Controller Status 160
Info 160
Access Point (Usage) 161
Wireless SSID 164
Wireless Client 165
Nearby Device 166
Event Log 167
Toolbox 168
System Settings 169
Admin Security 169
Firmware 173
Time 174
Schedule 174
Email Notification 176
Event Log 177
SNMP 178
InControl 181
Configuration 182
Feature Add-ons 184
Reboot 184
Tools 184
Ping 184
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Traceroute Test 185
PepVPN Test 186
Wake-on-LAN 186
CLI (Command Line Interface Support) 187
Status 187
Device 189
GPS Data 190
Active Sessions 190
Client List 192
WINS Client 193
UPnP / NAT-PMP 193
SpeedFusion Status 194
Event Log 198
Bandwidth Status 199
Real-Time 199
Hourly 200
Daily 200
Monthly 202
Appendix B: Declaration 206
Tips
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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.
The MAX wireless SD-WAN router series has a wide range of products suitable for many
different deployments and markets. Entry level SD-WAN models such as the MAX BR1 are
suitable for SMEs or branch offices. High-capacity SD-WAN routers such as the MAX HD2 are
suitable for larger organizations and head offices.
This manual covers setting up Pepwave routers and provides an introduction to their features
and usage.
Term
Definition
3G
3rd generation standards for wireless communications (e.g., HSDPA)
4G
4th generation standards for wireless communications (e.g., LTE)
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Domain Name System
EVDO
Evolution-Data Optimized
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
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
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2 Glossary
The following terms, acronyms, and abbreviations are frequently used in this manual:
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. Our Max BR wireless routers support
multiple SIM cards. They can be configured to switch from using one SIM card to another SIM
card according to different criteria, including wireless network reliability and data usage.
Our MAX HD series wireless routers are embedded with multiple 4G LTE modems, and allow
simultaneous wireless Internet connections through multiple wireless networks. The wireless
Internet connections can be bonded together using our SpeedFusion technology. This allows
better reliability, larger bandwidth, and increased wireless coverage are comparing to use only
one 4G LTE modem.
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 cellular modems
● USB mobile connection(s)
● Wi-Fi WAN connection
● Network address translation (NAT)/port address translation (PAT)
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● 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
● 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
● SpeedFusion
TM
throughput, ping, and traceroute tests
● PPTP server
● PPTP and IPsec passthrough
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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
● Application prioritization for custom protocols and DSL/cable optimization
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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, and BR1 variants
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
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4 Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview
4.1 MAX 700
4.1.1 Panel Appearance
4.1.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
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 HD2
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 /
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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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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4.3 MAX HD2 IP67
4.3.1 Panel Appearance
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)
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4.4 MAX HD2 mini
4.4.1 Panel Appearance
4.4.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
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
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
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4.5 MAX Transit
4.5.1 Panel Appearance
4.5.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
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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* For MAX-TST_DUO
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
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4.6 MAX HD4 / HD2 and HD4 with MediaFast
4.6.1 Panel Appearance
4.6.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
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
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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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
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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:
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
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
red
Boot up error
Green
Ready
Cellular Indicators
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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:
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
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
Boot up error
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4.10 MAX BR1 Pro LTE
4.10.1 Panel Appearence
4.10.2 LED Indicators
● The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
red
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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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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4.11 MAX Hotspot
4.11.1 Panel Appearance
4.11.2 LED Indicators
Status Indicators
Status
OFF
System initializing
Red
Booting up or busy
Blinking
Boot up error
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4.12 BR1 Mini
4.12.1 Panel Appearance
4.12.2 LED Indicators
red
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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4.13 MAX BR1/2 IP55
4.13.1 Panel Appearance
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)
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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4.13.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
4.14 MAX On-The-Go
4.14.1 Panel Appearance
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
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4.14.2 LED Indicators
The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:
Blinking
Data is transferring
Port Type
Auto MDI/MDI-X ports
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5 Advanced Feature Summary
5.1 Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent Deployment
As your organization grows, it needs more bandwidth. But modifying your network would require effort better
spent elsewhere. In Drop-in Mode, you can conveniently install your Peplink router without making any
changes to your network. And if the Peplink router loses power for any reason, LAN Bypass will safely and
automatically bypass the Peplink router to resume your original network connection.
Compatible with: MAX 700, MAX HD2 (All variants), HD4 (All Variants)
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5.2 QoS: Clearer VoIP
VoIP and videoconferencing are highly sensitive to latency. With QoS, Peplink routers can detect VoIP
traffic and assign it the highest priority, giving you crystal-clear calls.
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5.3 Per-User Bandwidth Control
With per-user bandwidth control, you can define bandwidth control policies for up to 3 groups of users to
prevent network congestion. Define groups by IP address and subnet, and set bandwidth limits for every
user in the group.
5.4 High Availability via VRRP
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When your organization has a corporate requirement demanding the highest availability with no single point
of failure, you can deploy two Peplink routers in High Availability mode. With High Availability mode, the
second device will take over when needed.
Compatible with: MAX 700, MAX HD2 (All variants), HD4 (All Variants)
5.5 USB Modem and Android Tethering
For increased WAN diversity, plug in a USB LTE modem as backup. Peplink routers are compatible with
over 200 modem types. You can also tether to smartphones running Android 4.1.X and above.
Compatible with: MAX 700, HD2 (all variants except IP67), HD4 (All variants)
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5.6 Built-In Remote User VPN Support
Use L2TP with IPsec to safely and conveniently connect remote clients to your private network. L2TP with
IPsec is supported by most devices, but legacy devices can also connect using PPTP.
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5.7 SIM-card USSD support
Cellular-enabled routers can now use USSD to check their SIM card’s balance, process pre-paid cards,
and configure carrier-specific services.Click here for full instructions on using USSD.
6 Installation
The following section details connecting Pepwave routers to your network.
6.1 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
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● 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.
6.2 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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6.3 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 8, Connecting to the Web Admin Interface.
For advanced configuration, go to Section 9, Configuring the LAN Interface(s).
● WAN configuration
For basic configuration, refer to Section 8, Connecting to the Web Admin Interface.
For advanced configuration, go to Section 9.2, Captive Portal.
7 Mounting the Unit
7.1 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.
7.2 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.
7.3 IP67 Installation Guide
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8 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
Security
.)
System>Admin
4. After successful login, the Dashboard will be displayed
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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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.
Device Information displays details about the device, including model name, firmware
version, and uptime. For further information, please refer to Section 22.
9 Configuring the LAN Interface(s)
9.1 Basic Settings
LAN interface settings are located at Network>LAN>Network Settings. Navigating to that
page will result in the following dashboard:
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.
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This represents the LAN interfaces that are active on your router (including VLAN). A grey “X”
means that the VLAN is used in other settings and cannot be deleted. You can find which
settings are using the VLAN by hovering over the grey “X”.
Alternatively, a red “X” means that there are no settings using the VLAN. You can delete that
VLAN by clicking the red “X”
Clicking any of the existing LAN interfaces (or creating a new one) will result in the following
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.
Layer 2 PepVPN Bridging
PepVPN
Profiles to
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.
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A
- Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
Bridge
Spanning Tree
Protocol
Click the box will enable STP for this layer 2 profile bridge.
Override IP
Address when
bridge
connected
Select "Do not override" if the LAN IP address and local DHCP server should remain
unchanged after the Layer 2 PepVPN is up.
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.
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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 SpeedFusion
TM
, 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
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 22.3.
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
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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.
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/SpeedFusion
TM
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
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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 SpeedFusion
TM
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.
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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- 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
protocol. Once VLAN configuration is complete, click Save to store your changes.
To enable VLAN configuration, click the button in the IP Settings section.
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
Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs.
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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.
routing
Captive Portal
Check this box to turn on captive portals.
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 SpeedFusion
TM
, 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.
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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 22.3.
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.
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To configure DHCP relay, first click the button found next to the DHCP Server option to
display the settings.
Once DHCP is set up, configure LAN Physical Settings, Static Route Settings, WINS
Server Settings, and DNS Proxy Settings as noted above.
Captive Portal Settings
Enable
Check Enable and then, optionally, select the LANs/VLANs that will use the captive
portal.
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9.2 Port Settings
To configure port settings, navigate to Network > Port Settings
On this screen, you can enable specific ports, as well as determine the speed of the LAN
ports, whether each port is a trunk or access port, can well as which VLAN each link belongs
to, if any.
9.3 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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:
Custom
Landing
Page
Fill in this field to redirect clients to an external URL.
Important Note
Connection details will be changed and become effective immediately after clicking the Save and Apply button.
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10 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.
Health Check Settings
Health Check
Method
This field specifies the Health Check method to be used for this WAN connection.
● Disabled - The WAN connection is always considered to be up and will not be
treated as down for any IP routing errors.
● PING - ICMP PING packets will be issued to test connectivity with configurable
target IP addresses or host names.
● DNS Lookup - DNS lookups will be issued to test the connectivity with configurable
target DNS server IP addresses.
● HTTP - HTTP connections will be issued to test the connectivity with configurable
URLs and strings to match.
Default: DNS Lookup
PING Hosts
These fields are for specifying the target IP addresses or host names where ICMP Ping
packets will be sent to for health check.
If the box Use first two DNS servers as PING Hosts is checked, the first two DNS servers
will be the ping 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 ping responses are received from any one of the
ping hosts.
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.
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10.1 Ethernet WAN
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.
Bandwidth Allowance Monitor Settings
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 receive an email notification when usage hits 75%
and 95% of the monthly allowance.
If the box 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 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 select which day of the month a billing cycle starts.
Monthly
Allowance
This field is to specify the bandwidth allowance for each billing cycle.
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Additional Public IP Settings
If you have access to status public IP addresses,, you can assign them on this field.
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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10.1.1 DHCP Connection
There are four possible connection methods:
1. DHCP
2. Static IP
3. PPPoE
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.
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.
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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.).
10.1.2 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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10.1.3 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
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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.
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
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10.1.4 L2TP Connection
L2TP has all the compatibility and convenience of PPTP with greater security. Combine this
with IPsec for a good balance between ease of use and security.
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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10.2 Cellular WAN
To access cellular WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details.
(Available on the Pepwave MAX BR1, HD2, and HD2 IP67 only)
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.
WAN Connection Settings
WAN
Connection
Name
Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.
Operating
Schedule
Click the drop-down menu to apply a time schedule to this interface if needed.
Subnet
Selection
Auto: The subnet mask will be set automatically.
Force /31 Subnet: The subnet mask will be set as 255.255.255.254(/31), and the gateway IP
address will be recalculated.
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
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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
SIM Card
Indicate which SIM card this cellular WAN will use. Only applies to cellular WAN with
redundant SIM cards.
Preferred SIM
If both cards were enabled on the above field, then you can designate the priority of the SIM
card slots here.
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Card
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
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.
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General Settings
Independent
from Backup
WANs
If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other Backup WAN
connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status of this WAN connection, and will be
used when none of the other higher priority connections are available.
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.
Health Check Settings
Health 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 10.4 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.
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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.
MTU
MTU
This field is for specifying the Maximum Transmission Unit value of the WAN connection. An
excessive MTU value can cause file downloads stall shortly after connected. You may consult
your ISP for the connection's MTU value.
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10.3 Wi-Fi WAN
To access Wi-Fi WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details.
WAN Connection Settings
WAN Connection
Name
Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.
Operating
Schedule
Click the drop-down menu to apply a time schedule to this interface.
Independent
from Backup
WANs
If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other Backup WAN
connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status of this WAN connection, and
will be used when none of the other higher priority connections are available.
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.
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Wi-Fi WAN Settings
Channel Width
Select the channel width for this Wi-Fi WAN. 20MHz will have greater support for older
devices using 2.4Ghz, while 40MHz is appropriate for networks with newer devices that
connect using 5Ghz
Channel
Selection
Determine whether the channel will be automatically selected. If you select custom, the
following table will appear:
Data Rate
Selecting Auto will enable the router to automatically determine the best data rate, while
manually selecting a rate will force devices to connect using the fixed rate.
Output Power
If you are setting up a network with many Wi-Fi devices in close proximity, then you can
configure the output power here. Click the “boost” button for additional power. However, with
that option ticked, output power may exced local regulatory limits.
Roaming
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.
Beacon Miss
Counter
This sets the threshold for the number of missed beacons.
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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
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two DNS servers of the WAN connection are used as the health check DNS servers.
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
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
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
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Retries
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 /
TZO Key
This setting specifies the password for the dynamic DNS service.
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.
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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.
Wi-Fi Connection Profile Settings
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10.3.1 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
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
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
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10.4 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.
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
HTTP connections will be issued to test connectivity with configurable URLs and strings to match.
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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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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
● Others…
Support custom Dynamic DNS servers by entering its URL. Works with
any service compatible with DynDNS API.
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10.5 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.
Select Disabled to disable this feature.
Account Name /
Email Address
This setting specifies the registered user name for the dynamic DNS service.
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.
AP Settings
SSID
You can select the wireless networks for 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz seperately for each SSID.
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.
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11 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.
Preferred
Frequency
Indicate the preferred frequency to use for clients to connect.
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.
AP Settings (part 2)
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 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.
Channel
This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be utilized. Channel 1
(2.412 GHz) is selected by default.
Auto Channel
Update
Indicate the time of day at which update automatic channel selection.
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.
Client Signal
Strength
Threshold
This setting determines the maximum strength at which the Wi-Fi AP can broadcast
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Maximum
number of
clients
This setting determines the maximum number of clients that can connect to this Wi-Fi
frequency.
Advanced AP Settings
Management
VLAN ID
This field specifies the VLAN ID to tag to management traffic, such as communication
traffic between the AP and the AP Controller. The value is zero by default, which means
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.
Operating
Schedule
Choose from the schedules that you have defined in System>Schedule. Select the
schedule for the integrated AP to follow from the drop-down menu.
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.
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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.
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.
RTS Threshold A
The RTS (Request to Clear) threshold determines the level of connection required
before the AP starts sending data. The recommended standard of the RTS threshold is
around 500.
Fragmentation
Threshold A
This setting determines the maximum size of a packet before it gets fragmented into
multiple pieces.
Distance / Time
Convertor
Select the range you wish to cover with your Wi-Fi, and the router will make
recommendations for the Slot Time and ACK Timeout.
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.
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A
- Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
Web Administration Settings
Enable
Ticking this box enables web admin access for APs located on the WAN.
Web Access
Protocol
Determines whether the web admin portal can be accessed thorugh HTTP or HTTPS
Management
Port
Determines the port at which the management UI can be accessed.
Admin
Username
Determines the username to be used for logging into the web admin portal
Admin
Password
Determines the password for the web admin portal on external AP.
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
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Wi-Fi WAN settings can be configured at Advanced>Wi-Fi Settings (or Advanced>Wi-Fi
WAN or some models).
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.
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.
Source IP
Subnet
This setting allows caching to be applied to the user-specified IP subnets. If "Any" is
selected, then caching will apply to all subnets.
Content Type
Check these boxes to cache the listed content types or leave boxes unchecked to disable
caching for the listed types.
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12 MediaFast Configuration
MediaFast settings can be configured from the Network menu.
12.1 Setting Up MediaFast Content Caching
To access MediaFast content caching settings, select Advanced>Cache Control
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.
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
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12.2 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.
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
Click to begin creating a new scheduled download. Clicking the button will cause the
following screen to appear:
Simply provide the requested information to create your schedule.
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.
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12.3 Viewing MediaFast Statistics
To get details on storage and bandwidth usage, select
Status>MediaFast.
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13 Bandwidth Bonding SpeedFusion
Pepwave bandwidth bonding SpeedFusionTM is our patented technology that enables our
SD-WAN routers to bond multiple Internet connections to increase site-to-site bandwidth and
reliability. SpeedFusion 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 SpeedFusionTMis specifically designed for multi-WAN environments. In
case of failures and network congestion at one or more WANs, other WANs can be used to
continue carrying the network traffic.
Different models of our SD-WAN routers have different numbers of site-to-site connections
allowed. End-users who need to have more site-to-site connections can purchase a
SpeedFusion license to increase the number of site-to-site connections allowed.
Pepwave routers can aggregate all WAN connections’ bandwidth for routing SpeedFusion
traffic. Unless all the WAN connections of one site are down, Pepwave routers can keep the
VPN up and running.
TM
/ PepVPN
TM
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.
13.1 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
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
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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.
Cost
Define path cost for this profile.
OSPF will determine the best route through the network using the assigned cost.
Default: 10
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.
Cost
Define path cost for this profile.
OSPF will determine the best route through the network using the assigned cost.
Default: 10
WAN
SmoothingA
Select the degree to which WAN Smoothing will be implemented across your WAN links.
Use IP ToS
Checking this button enables the use of IP ToS header field.
Latency
Traffic will be stopped for links that exceed the specified millisecond value with respect to
the lowest latency link. (e.g. Lowest latency is 100ms, a value of 500ms means links with
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Difference
Cutoff
latency 600ms or more will not be used)
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:
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A
- Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
To enable Layer 2 Bridging between PepVPN profiles, navigate to Network>LAN>Basic
Settings>*LAN Profile Name* and refer to instructions in section 9.1
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You could also specify a DNS server to resolve incoming DNS requests. Click the checkbox next to Backup Site to
designate a backup SpeedFusion profile that will take over, should the main PepVPN connection fail.
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.
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.
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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.
Important Note
Peplink proprietary SpeedFusion
TM
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.
Tip
Want to know more about VPN sub-second session failover? Visit our YouTube Channel for a video tutorial!
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A
- Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.
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13.2 The Pepwave Router Behind a NAT Router
Pepwave routers support establishing SpeedFusion
TM
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
SpeedFusion
TM
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
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
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.
, 212.2.2.2
). The rest of the WANs
, and 212.3.3.3
), and the field in
IP Subnets Must Be Unique Among VPN Peers
The entire interconnected SpeedFusion
TM
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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13.3 SpeedFusion
SpeedFusion
TM
status is shown in the Dashboard. The connection status of each connection
TM
Status
profile is shown as below.
After clicking the Status button at the top right corner of the SpeedFusion
forwarded to Status>SpeedFusion
TM
, where you can view subnet and WAN connection
information for each VPN peer. Please refer to Section 22.6 for details.
14 IPsec VPN
TM
table, you will be
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.
14.1 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
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